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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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They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, Can he name a kitten? – Samuel Butler

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The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way. – Samuel Butler

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All vital truth contains the memory of all that for which it is not true. – David Herbert Lawrence

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It is a sad regret to have searched for the truth and settled for an answer. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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