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A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and read more
A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.
Lies that build are better than truths that destroy.
Lies that build are better than truths that destroy.
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.
Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.
Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!
