 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 Father and Daughter: A Tale - Page 137by Amelia Alderson Opie - 1827 - 96 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...thing. A liar hath need of a good memory, lest he contradict at one time, what he said at another. But truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to iirop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...thing. A liar hath need of a good memory, 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 band, and sits upon our lips, and is rca-V» to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is trou.... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1820 - 358 pages
...thing. A liar had need of a good memory, 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. He that acts sincerely hath the easiest task in the world ; he follows nature, and therefore is put... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 pages
...10. Reward a good servant well ; and rather discharge a bad one, than disquiet thyself about him. 11. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...and sets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more to make it good. 12. The temperate man's pleasures are durable, because... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 682 pages
...trust and confidence in him, which is an unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. ' Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good. It is like building upon a false foundation, which constantly... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...thing. A liar hath need of a good memory, lest he. contradict at one time what he said at another. But truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...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... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 806 pages
...trust and confidence in him, which is an unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. " Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lic is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...thing. A liar hath need of a good memory, lest he contradict at one time what he said at another : but truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...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... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...memoren); a lyar has need have a good memory, lest he contradict at one time what he said at another; . but truth is always consistent with it-self, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at band, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lye is troublesome,... | |
 | 1824 - 348 pages
...trust and confidence in him, which is an unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. 22. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one , trick needs a great many more to make it good. 23. It is like building upon a false foundation, which... | |
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