Quotes by Samuel Johnson about Lie

4 quotes by Samuel Johnson about lie

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Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.

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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites...

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

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It is more from carelessness about truth than from...

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.

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I have, all my life long, been lying till noon; yet I tell young men, and tell them with great sincerity, that nobody who does not rise early will never do any good.

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