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And how moving is the eloquence of the untaught when it is the heart that is speaking!

And how moving is the eloquence of the untaught when it is the heart that is speaking!

A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on.

The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to be credible.

All men are ignorant, just on different subjects .

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

When in doubt tell the truth .

All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out .

All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out .

All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out .

Use the right word, not its second cousin.

We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip may be depended upon in any kind of musical emergency.

Ignorance is not, not knowing something. It is knowing what isn't so.

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug .

The Bible has noble poetry in it... and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies.

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.

What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself.

The history of our race, and each individual’s experience, are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.

The history of our race, and each individual’s experience, are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.

I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English - it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don't let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in.

Distance lends enchantment to the view .

Supposing is good, but finding out is better.