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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.
You lie--under a mistake--
For this is the most civil sort of lie
That can be given read more
You lie--under a mistake--
For this is the most civil sort of lie
That can be given to a man's face, I now
Say what I think.
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.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
All men are born truthful and die liars.
All men are born truthful and die liars.
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a lot of explanations.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a lot of explanations.
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.
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.
