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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.
There are people who exaggerate so much that they can't tell the truth without lying.
There are people who exaggerate so much that they can't tell the truth without lying.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
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.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.
It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.
It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
A man would rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should read more
A man would rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should be known.
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.
