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... Parliamentary Papers - Page 86by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1872Full view - About this book
| 1739 - 312 pages
...unfpeakable Advantage in the Bufinefs and Affairs of Life. ' TRUTH is always confiftent with it felf, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and fits upon our Lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a Lye is troublefome, and... | |
| John Tillotson - Sermons, English - 1748 - 448 pages
...left he contradict at one time what he faid at another : but truth is always confident with itfelf, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and fits upon our lips, and is ready ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublefome,... | |
| English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...unfpeakable advantage in the bufinefs and affairs of li:e. Truth is always confiftent with itfelf, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and fits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublefome, and... | |
| Historical mirror - 1776 - 308 pages
...unfpeakable advantage in the bufinefs and affairs of life. Truth is always confiftent with itfelf, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and fits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ^ whereas a lie is trouHeand fets... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...noble defcent would then indeed be a very valuable privilege. TRUTH is always confiftent with itfelf, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and fits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware : whereas a Jie is.troublefome, andfetsaman's... | |
| American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...intention to betray, and fpeaks without any intention to deceive.. Truth is always confiftent with itfelf, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and fits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware. Whereas a lie is troublefome, and... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...left he contradict at one time •what he faid-at another. But truth is always confident with itfclf, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and fits upon our lip% and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublefome, and... | |
| William Hutchinson - 1795 - 386 pages
...precepts) lead uncorrupt lives, do the 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 neat at hxnd, and sits upon your lips, and is ready to'drop out before you are aware : whereas a lie... | |
| Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1795 - 616 pages
...betray, and fpeaks without any intention to deceive. Truth Truth is always confiftent with itfelf, and needs nothing to help it out : it is always near at hand, and fits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware, whereas a lye is troublefome, and... | |
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