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There Is No Worse Lie Than A Truth Misunderstood By Those Who Hear It.
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There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
William James ['Varieties of Religious Experience', 1902]
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An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded. -- Alexander Pope
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