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... The Spectator - Side 1321726Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Maxims - 1852 - 242 sider
...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 trick needs a great many more... | |
| 1852 - 508 sider
...always consistent mith 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 cue trick ueeda a great many more... | |
| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1852 - 250 sider
...is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is burdensome, and compels us to invent other lies, to make it pass for truth. 10. We should never... | |
| 1852 - 508 sider
...always consistent mith itself, and needs nothms 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 trick ueeds a great many more... | |
| Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 sider
...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 on, the rack, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
| Spectator The - 1853 - 548 sider
...always consistent with itself, ami 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 trick needs a great many more... | |
| J H. Aitken - 1853 - 378 sider
...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 one trick needs a great many more to make it good. Add to all this, that sincerity... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1853 - 770 sider
...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 trick needs a great many more... | |
| Ebenezer Cobham Brewer - 1854 - 444 sider
...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 on the rack to fabricate twenty more in order to make... | |
| Seacome Ellison - 1854 - 120 sider
...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 trick needs a great many more... | |
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