2“忠言逆耳，良藥苦口”
漢英詞典中的翻譯為： Faithful words offend the ears, good medicine tastes bitter.
英語國家中也有壹些相近的表達方式：
Honest advice may be distasteful to the recipient.
Honest advice is hard to accept.
Truth is a hard pill to swallow.
更簡單的表達方式就是：Truth hurts.