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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.
 Shew me a lyer, and I'le shew thee a theefe.
 [Show me a liar, and I'll show thee a read more 
 Shew me a lyer, and I'le shew thee a theefe.
 [Show me a liar, and I'll show thee a thief.] 
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 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.
 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. 
The lie is a condition of life.
The lie is a condition of life.
 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. 
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits the all.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits the all.
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced read more
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.