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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The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion. – Samuel Butler

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My way of joking is to tell the truth. Thats the funniest joke in the world. – Muhammad Ali

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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth to know the worst and provide for it. – Patrick Henry

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A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. – Winston Churchill

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There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth. – Marie Curie

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