The Russians have 3 words for truth, like small lies for the sake of getting out of awkward situations, big lies for strategic reasons, and the absolute, real,

The Russians have 3 words for truth, like small lies for the sake of getting out of awkward situations, big lies for strategic reasons, and the absolute, real, actual truth. A lot of those "bless your hearts" & "thoughts and prayers" read the same, except we don't have a formal, explicit concept in English of such things.