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Lies are usually caused by undue fear of men.

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Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

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He who has not a good memory should never take upon himself the trade of lying.

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Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.

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Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.

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A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

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The more you talk to yourself, the more apt you are to lie.

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A fellow who says he has never told a lie has just told one.

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It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that no one has heard before.

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All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.

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