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" Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one... "
Report of Her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners: Together with Appendices - Page 318
1876
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The Masonic Manual; Or, Lectures on Freemasonry ...

Jonathan Ashe - 1843 - 368 pages
...precepts ; lead uncorrupt lives, do the thing which is right, and speak the truth from your heart ! for truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...to help it out. It is always near at hand, and sits easy upon your lips, but a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack; and one falsehood...
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Class Book of Prose: Consisting of Selections from Distinguished English and ...

John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...trust and confidence in him, which is an unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good. It is like...
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The rhetorical reader, consisting of choice specimens of oratorical ...

John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...A liar/ hath need of a good me'mory, lest he contradict at one-time/ what he said at ano'ther ; but tru'th/ is always consis'tent with it'self, and needs...it is always near at hand, and sits upon our li'ps ; whereas a lie'/ is trou'blesome, and needs a great many mo're/ to make it goo'd. A'dd to all this',...
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Stratagems

Camilla Crosland - 1849 - 208 pages
...STRATAGEMS It ft vide p. 133. TINY'S DISCOVERY. Itnq for BY MKS. NEWTON CROSLAND, (LATE CAMILLA TOULMIJJ.) " Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more to make it good." — TILLOTSON....
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Exercises in Greek prose composition. [With] Key

Charles Duke Yonge - 1850 - 240 pages
...hoped, with a lively sense of gratitude and obedience. EXERCISE 305. (Addison. Spectator, p. 352.) Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good. It is like building...
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The Class Book, Etc

John Guy (Schoolmaster.) - 1858 - 248 pages
...own. When we do any thing which our conscience disapproves, we become the destroyers of our own peace. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...are aware; whereas, a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack, and one untruth needs a great many more to make it good. We all complain...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 608 pages
...trust and confidence in him, which is an unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it ia always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are iware ; whereas...
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A class-book of English prose, with biogr. notices, explanatory notes and ...

Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...thing. A liar hath need of a good memory, lest he contradict at one time what he said at another. But truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good. Add to all this, that sincerity is the most compendious...
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The Keepsake for the Nursery

Keepsake - 1859 - 178 pages
...always honourable. It has this advantage too, it needs nothing to help it out. It is always at hand, sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware. Whereas a lie is always troublesome ; it sets a man's invention on the rack ; and one requires many more to make it...
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The Young Scholar's Guide: A Book for the Training of Youth

Robert Demaus - Education - 1860 - 296 pages
...other. " A liar has need of a good memory, lest he contradict at one time what he said at another. But truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good." It is therefore always the wisest plan, when we...
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