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Now will I, in my old way, discover the whole and real truth of the matter to him, that he may not suspect one word on't.
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Thou art a retailer of phrases, and dost deal in remnants of remnants, like a maker of pincushions; thou art in truth (metaphorically speaking) a speaker of shorthand.
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No mask like open truth to cover lies,
As to go naked is the best disguise.
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There are times when sense may be unseasonable, as well as truth.
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Guilt is ever at a loss, and confusion waits upon it; when innocence and bold truth are always ready for expression.
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Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
Barbara Kingsolver
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Born:
January 24, 1670
Died:
January 19, 1729
(aged 58)
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