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Statisticians probably do it
Statisticians probably do it
 And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but
 The truth in masquerade.  
 And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but
 The truth in masquerade. 
Matilda told such dreadful lies It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes.
Matilda told such dreadful lies It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes.
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.
The lie is a condition of life.
The lie is a condition of life.
A man would rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should read more
A man would rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should be known.
Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.
Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.
 Splendidly mendacious.
 [Lat., Splendide mendax.]  
 Splendidly mendacious.
 [Lat., Splendide mendax.] 
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.