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Quote by Elizabeth Bowen
Nobody speaks the truth when theres something they must have. - El

Nobody speaks the truth when theres something they must have. – Elizabeth Bowen

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Only in a house where one has learnt to be lonely does one have this solicitude for things. Ones relation to them, the daily seeing or touching, begins to become love, and to lay one open to pain. – Elizabeth Bowen

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Loneliness
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Elizabeth Bowen
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Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but dont insult them. – Japanese Proverb

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It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth. – Robert Armstrong

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Cheat me in the price, but not in the goods. – English Proverb

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