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If you wish to strengthen a lie, mix a little truth in with it.
If you wish to strengthen a lie, mix a little truth in with it.
Liars need to have good memories.
Liars need to have good memories.
Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.
One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.
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.
I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.
I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and read more
A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.
