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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.
No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.
As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.
The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie
The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie
Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all read more
Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.
Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.
One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.
One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.
