Few principles influence success as fundamentally as truth. Truthfulness is the foundation upon which human relationships are built. Truth is the antecedent to trust, and trust is the antecedent to cooperation. Without truth, sustainable success is impossible in human dealings. This article presents a teaching perspective, that is motivated by the authors' sound conviction in the first-order nature of truth, its status as a condition precedent to trust, and the importance of these ideas to the lives of students. The authors explore the importance of truth telling and its relationship to trust as a pedagogical concern for the benefit of their students.