Selected Words of Wisdom and Wit
“When in doubt, tell the truth.” in Following the Equator (Part 1)
“Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.” [Post] in Following the Equator (Part 6)
“There are 869 different forms of lying, but only one of them has been squarely forbidden. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” [Post] in Following the Equator (Part 6) (link above)
“The principal difference between a cat and a lie is that the cat has only nine lives.” [Post] in Following the Equator (Part 7)
“If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” [Post]
“Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.” [Post]
“Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.” [Post]
“The spoken lie is of no consequence, and it is not worth while to go around fussing about it and trying to make believe that it is an important matter. The silent colossal National Lie that is the support and confederate of all the tyrannies and shams and inequalities and unfairnesses that afflict the peoples—that is the one to throw bricks and sermons at.” [Post] in “The Disappearance of Literature” (Speech)
“Honesty is the best policy—when there is money in it.” [Post] in “Business Speech at Eastman College”
