 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
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 str.
...good memory, lest he contradict at one time what he said at another; but truth is always consistent, 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. In a word, whatsoever convenience... | |
 | 1837 - 352 str.
...knowledge of all arts and sciences together.— Boyle. 276. 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. 977. Women should be acquainted, that no beauty has any charms, but the inward one of... | |
 | 1850 - 464 str.
...aphorism on its title-page, from Archbishop Tillotson: — i" 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 to make it good." In her story the authoress has... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 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. 8. Add to all this, that... | |
 | 1880 - 506 str.
...but peace in the way. — Matthew Henry. LYING AND TRUTH. — 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 sots a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good. — Tillotson.... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 str.
...| lest he contradict at one time, | vfhat he said at another; | b\it truth is always consistent, | and needs nothing to help it out ; | it is always near at hand, | and sits upon our lips ; | whereas 1 a lie is troublesome, | and needs a great many more to make it good. \ In a vtord, |... | |
 | P. Sadler - 1841 - 360 str.
...always consistent (1) with itself, and needs nothing to help it out (2). It is always near at hand, it sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware. Whereas (3) a lie is troublesome and sets (4) a man's invention on the rack, and one trick (3) needs a great... | |
 | 1842 - 468 str.
...for what is called " drawing the long bow." He observes that " 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." LONDON: Published by CUNNINGHAM mi MORTIMER, Adelaide Street, Trafalgar Square; and sold by all Booksellers... | |
 | Jonathan Ashe - 1843 - 368 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... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 str.
...contradict at one-time/ what he said at ano'ther ; but tru'th/ is always consis'tent with it'self, and needs nothing/ to he'lp it o'ut; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our li'ps ; whereas a lie'/ is trou'blesome, and needs a great many mo're/ to make it goo'd. A'dd to all this',... | |
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