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Round numbers are always false.
Round numbers are always false.
A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
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.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
Liars are always most disposed to swear.
[It., A giurar presti i mentitor son sempre.]
Liars are always most disposed to swear.
[It., A giurar presti i mentitor son sempre.]
And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.
And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.
A liar should have a good memory.
A liar should have a good memory.
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.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.