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Quote by Samuel Butler
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense t

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. – Samuel Butler

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A blind man knows he cannot see, and is glad to be led, though it be by a dog; but he that is blind in his understanding, which is the worst blindness of all, believes he sees as the best, and scorns a guide. – Samuel Butler

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