I believe lying is sometimes the right thing to do. This is because I hate my mother. Not a minor dislike, a burning, fiery, passionate hatred. She is also severely mentally ill. Telling her I hated her would make this worse; so I lie. Telling the truth would cause far more harm than good and lying only hurts me, in this case. If there is one example where lying is the better thing to do, then I believe there are more. I feel that when the truth gains no-one and the lie benefits people - so long as it is a little thing - lying can be ok.