Letitia Pilkington Quote

Lying is an occupation,
Used by all who mean to rise;
Politicians owe their station
But to well concerted lies.
Study this superior science
Would you rise in Church or State;
Bid to truth a bold defiance;
'Tis the practice of the great.

Memoirs of Mrs. Letitia Pilkington: 1712-1750 (1928 edition)