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Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
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.
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.
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.]
Half the truth is often a great lie.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
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.
