Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some … - Samuel Butler

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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

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Samuel Butler (December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902) was a British satirist, most famous for his novels Erewhon and The Way of All Flesh.

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