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Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.
It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you read more
It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place.
 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. 
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
 I said in my haste, All men are liars.  
 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
 I said in my haste, All men are liars. 
 A good memory is needed once we have lied.
 [Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.]  
 A good memory is needed once we have lied.
 [Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.] 
The lie is a condition of life.
The lie is a condition of life.
 As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united 
voice of myriads cannot lend the read more 
 As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united 
voice of myriads cannot lend the smallest foundation to 
falsehood. 
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced read more
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.