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He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the read more
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.
Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.
Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.
A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity
A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity
That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.
That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old read more
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.
