Niceness has no inherent link to truth. Indeed, being connected etymologically to ignorance, niceness might have no connection to truth at all. Even the current sense of nice—agreeable or pleasant—can be at odds with the truth. The truth is often not pleasant or agreeable. A mere acquaintance might be nice enough to say that your new hairstyle is attractive even if it isn’t, but a true friend—someone who is more like family—would be kind to point out that another style is more suited to you. The virtue of kindness simply cannot be separated from truth.
