Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies;
And sure he will; for wisdom never lies.

Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies;
And sure he will; for wisdom never lies.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not
to trust himself on the read more

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not
to trust himself on the narrow edge.
[Lat., Ita enim finitima sunt falsa veris ut in praecipitem locum
non debeat se sapiens committere.]

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

A liar should have a good memory.

A liar should have a good memory.

It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.

It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.

Round numbers are always false.

Round numbers are always false.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

Resolved to die in the last dyke of prevarication.

Resolved to die in the last dyke of prevarication.