Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without...

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

X-rays will prove to be a hoax

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be...

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should...

To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the...

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

A man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

If you say that money is God, then you should also remember that it is...

If you say that money is God, then you should also remember that it is...

You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being -- not because anybody says so, not...

You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being -- not because anybody says so, not...