You may shut your doors against a thief, but not against a liar.

你们可以关上门,防备盗贼,却不能防备说谎话的。

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It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.

当像塔西佗一样,一个人有话要说时,简短地说几句话并不是什么伟大的艺术;然而,当一个人无话可说,却照样写了一整本书,把真相变成了一个说谎者——我称之为一种成就。

It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things.

我认为,当孩子们日益增长的观察力和辨别能力激起他们对事物的渴望时,用谎言和胡言乱语来搪塞他们是大错特错的。

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.

一个男孩可以从狗身上学到很多东西:服从、忠诚,以及在躺下之前转三圈的重要性。

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.

陈述的准确性是真理的首要要素之一;不准确近乎谎言。

Falsehood travels and grows.

谎言会四处传播和成长。

Love is always a liar.

爱情永远是个骗子。