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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.
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.
A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you read more
It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place.
Statistics are no substitute for judgment
Statistics are no substitute for judgment
Statisticians probably do it
Statisticians probably do it
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.
And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
