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Quote by Joseph Addison
Husband a lie, and trump it up in some extraordinary emergency. -

Husband a lie, and trump it up in some extraordinary emergency. – Joseph Addison

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A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. – Joseph Addison

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Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment. – Joseph Addison

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Learning
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The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds. – Joseph Addison

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Other Quotes from
Deception/Lying
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Matilda told such dreadful lies,
It made one gasp and stretch ones eyes;
Her aunt, who from her earliest youth,
Had kept a strict regard for truth,
Attempted to believe Matilda:
The effort very nearly killed her. – Hilaire Belloc

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Deception/Lying

Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. – Francis Bacon

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Deception/Lying

A truth thats told with bad intent
Beats all the lies you can invent. – William Blake

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Deception/Lying

Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death. I can work out a good character much faster than anyone can lie me out of it – Lyman Beecher

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Deception/Lying

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Purify your eyes, and see the pure world. Your life will fill with radiant forms. – Rumi

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Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it. – Jean Paul

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Many people are extremely happy, but are absolutely worthless to society. – Charles Gow

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Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? – William Shakespeare

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