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Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks. – Lin Yutang

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This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. – Lin Yutang

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Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice. – Lin Yutang

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If you want to ruin the truth, stretch it. – Author Unknown

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Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby. – George Herbert

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