 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 - Seite 1321726Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1824 - 348 Seiten
...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 , trick needs a great many more... | |
 | Amelia Opie - 1825 - 612 Seiten
...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 break wants a great many more... | |
 | 1826 - 450 Seiten
...then indeed be a valuable privilege. Truthis always confiftent with itfelf, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and fits upon our...to drop out before we are aware : whereas a lye is troublefome, and fets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs a great many mf¡re to... | |
 | Amelia Alderson Opie - 1827 - 388 Seiten
...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 break wants a great many more... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - 246 Seiten
...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 on the rack, and one trick needs a great many more of... | |
 | 1827 - 590 Seiten
...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 on the rack; and one trick needs a great many more of... | |
 | Ethics - 1828 - 234 Seiten
...is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware. Truth is the basis of all excellence. No. 129.] ENGLISH PROVERBS. [WEDNESDAY. " ONE bad sheep mars... | |
 | Watson Adams - 1834 - 278 Seiten
...is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it. It is always near at hand ; it sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware. Whereas a lie is troublesome, and 1 sets a man's invention upon a rack ; nnd one trick needs a great many more... | |
 | 1837 - 352 Seiten
...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 trick needs a great many more... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 478 Seiten
...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 trick needs a great many more... | |
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