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Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

Samuel Butler
Lying, Pay, Kind
Samuel Butler (2008). “The Note-books of Samuel Butler: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.197, ReadHowYouWant.com

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

Samuel Butler
Hate, Lying, Mind
Notebooks (1912) ch. 19

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.

Samuel Butler
Liars, Lying, Way
Way of All Flesh (1903) ch. 39

Let man be true and every god a liar.

Samuel Butler
Liars, Lying, Men
"Notebooks: Selections Edited by Geoffrey Keynes and Brian Hill".

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