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Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

Samuel Butler
Wisdom, Truth, Lying
Samuel Butler (2014). “The Notebooks of Samuel Butler”, p.377, The Floating Press
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.