Some truth there was, but dash'd and brew'd with lies,
To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise.

Some truth there was, but dash'd and brew'd with lies,
To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise.

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.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

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.

Round numbers are always false.

Round numbers are always false.

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.

The lie is a condition of life.

The lie is a condition of life.

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.]

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.