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No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie;
A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie;
A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a lot of explanations.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a lot of explanations.
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
[Fr., Un menteur est toujours prodigue de serments.]
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
[Fr., Un menteur est toujours prodigue de serments.]
Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
There are a terrible lot of lies going round the world, and the worst of it is that they're true.
There are a terrible lot of lies going round the world, and the worst of it is that they're true.
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
