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 I tell him, if a clergyman, he lies!
 If captains the remark, or critics, make,
  Why they read more 
 I tell him, if a clergyman, he lies!
 If captains the remark, or critics, make,
  Why they lie also--under a mistake. 
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.
Round numbers are always false.
Round numbers are always false.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
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.
 As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united 
voice of myriads cannot lend the read more 
 As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united 
voice of myriads cannot lend the smallest foundation to 
falsehood. 
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.