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I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.
And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
Resolved to die in the last dyke of prevarication.
Resolved to die in the last dyke of prevarication.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
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.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
There are a terrible lot of lies going round the world, and the worst of it is that they're true.
There are a terrible lot of lies going round the world, and the worst of it is that they're true.