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For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.
For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.
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.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a lot of explanations.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a lot of explanations.
You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says.
You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says.
Some truth there was, but dash'd and brew'd with lies,
To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise.
Some truth there was, but dash'd and brew'd with lies,
To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise.
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.
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
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.
