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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.
A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth.
[Lat., Mendaci homini ne verum quidem dicenti credere read more
A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth.
[Lat., Mendaci homini ne verum quidem dicenti credere solemus.]
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.
We payt a person the complement of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.
We payt a person the complement of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.
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.
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.
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
[Fr., Un menteur est toujours prodigue de serments.]
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
[Fr., Un menteur est toujours prodigue de serments.]
The great mass of people will more easily fall victems to a big lie than to a small one.
The great mass of people will more easily fall victems to a big lie than to a small one.
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
