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On the Decay of the Art of Lying

by Mark Twain
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On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay by Mark Twain from 1885. In it he deplores that way man's "most faithful friend" is being used and indeed misused, declaring that "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."

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Publisher: Duke Classics

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  • ISBN: 9781620116715
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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Essays Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)

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On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay by Mark Twain from 1885. In it he deplores that way man's "most faithful friend" is being used and indeed misused, declaring that "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."

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Essays Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)
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    Publisher:
    Duke Classics

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781620116715
    Release date: February 20, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781620116715
    File size: 151 KB
    Release date: February 20, 2012

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781620116715
    File size: 149 KB
    Release date: February 20, 2012

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