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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.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
Who dares think one thing, and another tell,
My heart detests him as the gates of hell.
Who dares think one thing, and another tell,
My heart detests him as the gates of hell.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
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.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits the all.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits the all.
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.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
