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A good memory is needed once we have lied.
[Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.]
A good memory is needed once we have lied.
[Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.]
When I err every one can see it, but not when I lie.
[Ger., Wenn ich irre kann es read more
When I err every one can see it, but not when I lie.
[Ger., Wenn ich irre kann es jeder bemerken; wenn ich luge,
nicht.]
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.
For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
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.
Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted.
Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted.
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.
