Therefore, the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and graciously, not awkwardly and clumsily; to lie firmly, frankly, squarely, with head erect, not haltingly, tortuously, with pusillanimous mien, as being ashamed of our high calling. // Mark Twain, On the Decay of the Art of Lying 1882 (Just an excuse for me to use the word pusillanimous in context, the root to the derogatory term pussy which has nothing to do with that much beloved part of the female anatomy. Cudos toMattias Pestbarn Hagberg for bringing this to my attention)
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:04:23 +0000
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