| Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 Seiten
...regulate Sr.t have not time remaining to bring them to Truth is always caisUUiit w-itli itself, and kelp it out. It is always near at hand, and sits upon our...sets a man's invention upon the rack ; and One trick netds a great many more to make it good. The pleasure which affects the human mind with th« most lively... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...thing. A liar hath need of a good memory, Jest he contradict at one time what he said at another ; but truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...it is always near at hand , and sits upon our lips ; whereas a lie is troublesome , and needs a great many more fa make it good. Add to all this , that... | |
| Noah Webster - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...upon our lips, and is'resdy to drop out before we are aware : Whereas a lie is troubictome, and fets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs a great many mare to make it good. The pieafure which affefts the human mind with the mod lively and tranfpoi ting... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 Seiten
...left, he contradift at one time wb.it he faiil at another ; but truth is always confiftert with itfelf, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand, and fits upon our lips; whereas a lie is troublefome, and need* a,great many more to make it good. ADD... | |
| T Nixon - 1806 - 176 Seiten
...power, is guilty of it. Great speakers often resemble those musicians who prefer noise to harmony. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...one trick needs a great many more to make it good. Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that hare not sense enough to be honest. Nothing appears... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...thing. A liar hath need of a good memory, lest he contradict at one time what he said at another ; but truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...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. Add to all this, that... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 384 Seiten
...trust and confidence in him, which is an 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 band, and sits upon our lips and is ready to drop out before we are aware ; whereas a lie is troublesome... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...and confidence in him, which is an unspeakable advantage in the business and affairs of life. ' , . Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs...one trick needs a great many more to make it good. It is like building upon a false foundation, which continually stands in need of props to shore it... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...descent would then indeed be a valuable privilegeTruth is always consistent with itself, and needi nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand,...one trick needs a great many more to make it good. power, and goodness, that will crown oar virtuous endeavours here with a happiness hereafter, large... | |
| Mr. Harrison (Ralph) - 1812 - 118 Seiten
...mother : how canst thou recompense them the things they have done for thee >. • APPENDIX. 10$ Trulh is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out i whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention on the rack i and one trick needs a great... | |
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