I had a mentor once, about whom I felt similarly. The same one who groomed in me that perspective of "everybody lies", as a matter of fact.

[He keeps his eyes carefully forward. He is being a little more candid than usual, but — well. That's being an emerald for you. An inclination toward honesty, sometimes at the worst of times.]

Let me ask you this. Do you think it's any better to be the opposite of this person who mistreats you?