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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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Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. – Lin Yutang

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The elegance of honesty needs no adornment. – Merry Browne

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Honesty is never seen sitting astride the fence. – Lemuel K. Washburn, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays, 1911

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Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Some people will not tolerate such emotional honesty in communication. They would rather defend their dishonesty on the grounds that it might hurt others. Therefore, having rationalized their phoniness into nobility, they settle for superficial relationships. – Author Unknown

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