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I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth read more
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
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.
Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.
Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
If you wish to strengthen a lie, mix a little truth in with it.
If you wish to strengthen a lie, mix a little truth in with it.
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
I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.
I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.
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.
