 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 1321739Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Adolph Heimann - 1851 - 316 sider
...lest he contradict at one time what he said at another ; but truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, whereas a lie is troublesome, and needs a great many more to make it good. Add... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 sider
...unspeakable advantage, in the business and affairs of life. 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Maxims - 1852 - 242 sider
...design to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive. 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... | |
 | William Maxwell - 1852 - 500 sider
...circwmdedisti." You first went round meTRUTH AND FALSEHOOD. Truth is always consistent mith itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, find is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and... | |
 | 1852 - 508 sider
...circuuuledisti." Yp.u first went round me. TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD. Truth is 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... | |
 | J H. Aitken - 1853 - 378 sider
...lest he contradict at one time what he said at another. But 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... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 sider
...advance the literature of his own age. — Johnson. TRUTH. — 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... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 sider
...unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. 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... | |
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