| Joseph Addison - 1864 - 470 pages
...unspeakable adrantage in the business and affairs of life. ' Truth is always consistent with itself, .nd 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... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. 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... | |
| Readings - 1866 - 196 pages
...than a gentleman on his knees. ADVANTAGE AND BEAUTY OF TRUTH. 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... | |
| Matthias Green - 1866 - 184 pages
...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 hand, and sits easy upon our lips, whereas a lie is troublesome, and causes a great many more in a vain attempt... | |
| Benjamin W. Atwell - 1867 - 106 pages
...good memory, lest he contradict at one time what he said at another ; but truth is always consistent, and needs nothing to help it out; 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. In... | |
| William H. Ablett - 1867 - 94 pages
...unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. " 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... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...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 hand, and sets open our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome, and... | |
| 1868 - 664 pages
...unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. " 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... | |
| 1869 - 402 pages
...servants. x. 11-13 ; 1 Thess. i. 4-7.—J. Bradford. V. 25.—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,... | |
| 1873 - 480 pages
...intention to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas, a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention... | |
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