 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 - Strana 126upravili: - 1898Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | William Maxwell - 1852 - 500 str.
...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 sets a man's invention... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 str.
...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...whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on, the rack, and one trick needs a great many more of the same kind to make it good. — Tohnson.... | |
 | J H. Aitken - 1853 - 378 str.
...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...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... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1853 - 456 str.
...memory, | lest he contradict at one time, I what he said at another ; | but truth is always consistent, I and needs nothing to help it out; | it is always near at hand, I and sits upon our lips ; 1 whereas •Dls-s4m'bl. a lie is troublesome, | and needs a great many... | |
 | Seacome Ellison - 1854 - 120 str.
...forgotten ; but virtue will remain for ever." — PRICE. " Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near...one trick needs a great many more to make it good." — TILLOTSON. " Compassion is an emotion of which you never ought to be ashamed. Never sport with... | |
 | Ebenezer Cobham Brewer - 1854 - 444 str.
...wings. He who tells a lie needs twenty others to make it good. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out: It is always near...Whereas, a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack to fabricate twenty more in order to make it good. — Euripides, Phcenis. The ninth commandment.... | |
 | Robert Macoy - 1855 - 566 str.
...thing which is right, and speak the truth from your heart ; for truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near...sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before you are aware : whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack; and one falsehood... | |
 | Robert Macoy - 1855 - 428 str.
...thing which is right, and speak the truth from your heart! for truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing 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... | |
 | 1857 - 784 str.
...to help it out; it B always near at hand, and sits upon oar lips and is ready to drop out before« are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets...man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs я greö manymore to make it good. — TillottatMUTUAL-AID ASSOCIATION líEl'OUTER. INFLUENCE OF CUSTOM... | |
 | Jules Bué - 1857 - 124 str.
...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 to all this, that... | |
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