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Letter "L" » Lies
«A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism.»
Author: Fred Friendly
(Producer)
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Lies
| Keywords:
composite, composites, dishonest, disorderly, euphemism, euphemisms
«'Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons. The truth will win this marathon in court.'»
«A liar is always lavish of oaths.»
«A half-truth is a whole lie»
«All day long, they lie in the sun, and when the sun goes down, they lie some more.»
«All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.»
Author: Havelock Ellis
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Lies
| Keywords:
Art of Living, fine, fine art, fine arts, holding, letting, mingles, mingling
«A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour.»
«A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings»
«A tiger can smileA snake will say it loves youLies make us evil»
«A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe, and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.»
Author: Robert Green Ingersoll
(Orator, Statesman)
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Facts,
Lies,
Miracles,
Partnership,
Truth
| Keywords:
assistance, scorns, wonders
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