The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very … - Oscar Wilde

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You have a steady fella?” Sam asked after a bit. “No fella can hold me for long. ” Sam gave her a sideways glance. “That a challenge?” “No. A statement of fact.

Oscar Wilde

The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very basis of civilized society.

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Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

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They get up early, because they have so much to do, and go to bed early, because they have so little to think about.

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You have a steady fella?” Sam asked after a bit. “No fella can hold me for long. ” Sam gave her a sideways glance. “That a challenge?” “No. A statement of fact.

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Wherever there is failure, there is some giddiness, some superstition about luck, some step omitted, which, Nature never pardons.

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