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A man had rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should be told
The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception
The lie is a condition of life
One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth
He who cannot lie does not know what the truth is
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables
I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie
Who is not sure of his memory should not attempt lying
He who permits himself to tell a lie once finds it much easier to do it a second and third time till at length it becomes habitual.
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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