Question

Reread this passage from Mark Twain's speech, "Advice to Youth"?

Now as to the matter of lying. You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught. Once caught, you can never again be in the eyes of the good and the pure, what you were before. Many a young person has injured himself permanently through a single clumsy and ill finished lie, the result of carelessness born of incomplete training.

What is Mark Twain's advice to young people, regarding lying?
Only lie to people who are not likely to know the truth.
Learn to lie well so that you don't get caught.
Don't making lying a regular habit--use it as a last resort.
Never lie to anyone--it will only ruin your reputation.

Answer 1

Learn to lie well so that you don't get caught

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: Never lie to anyone--it will only ruin your reputation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mark Twain in this excerpt is telling the youth not to lie because they would likely be caught and once caught, it would be very hard for people to completely trust them again because their reputation would be ruined.

The last sentence infers that the youth should not lie because they are not yet capable of telling good lies. One can take this to mean that Twain did not mind adults lying but other statements by him seem to support a stance that one should avoid lying completely.