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No assertion is one whit truer than its opposite." A mild buzz of protest rose about him. Kennaston smiled and cocked his head on one side. NO ASSERTION IS ONE WHIT TRUER THAN IT'S OPPOSITE A MILD BUZZ OF PROTEST ROSE ABOUT HIM CONNASTON SMILED AND COCKED HIS HEAD ON ONE SIDE
 or one of canvas, as the case may be, to hide her nakedness; and in life, it is a disastrous virtue that we have united to commend and avoid. Nor is the decision an unwise one; for man is a gregarious animal, knowing that friendship is, at best, but a feeble passion and therefore to be treated with the care due an invalid. It is impossible to be quite candid in conversation with a man; and with a woman it is absolutely necessary that your speech should be candied. "Truth, then, is the least desirable of acquaintances. "But even if one wished to know the truth, the desire could scarcely be fulfilled. Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, a prominent lawyer of Elizabeth's time, who would have written Shakespeare's plays had his other occupations not prevented it, quotes Pilate as inquiring, 'What is Truth?'--and then not staying for an answer. Pilate deserves all the praise he has never received. Nothing is quite true. Even Truth lies at the bottom of a well and not infrequently in other places. TRY BE AWARDED A PRINT PETTICOAT OR ONE OF CANVAS AS THE CASE MAY BE TO HIDE HER NAKEDNESS AND IN LIFE IT IS A DISASTROUS VIRTUE THAT WE HAVE UNITED TO COMMEND AND AVOID NOR IS THE DECISION AN UNWISE ONE FOR MAN IS A GREGARIOUS ANIMAL KNOWING THAT FRIENDSHIP IS AT BEST BUT A FEEBLE PASSION AND THEREFORE TO BE TREATED WITH THE CARE DUE AN INVALID IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE QUITE CANDID IN CONVERSATION WITH A MAN AND WITH A WOMAN IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT YOUR SPEECH SHOULD BE CANDIED TRUTH THEN IS THE LEAST DESIRABLE OF ACQUAINTANCES BUT EVEN IF ONE WISHED TO KNOW THE TRUTH THE DESIRE COULD SCARCELY BE FULFILLED FRANCIS BACON LORD VERULULAM A PROMINENT LAWYER OF ELIZABETH'S TIME WHO WOULD HAVE WRITTEN SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS HAD HIS OTHER OCCUPATIONS NOT PREVENTED IT QUOTES PILOT AS INQUIRING WHAT IS TRUTH AND THEN NOT STAYING FOR AN ANSWER PILOT DESERVES ALL THE PRAISE HE HAS NEVER RECEIVED NOTHING IS QUITE TRUE EVEN TRUTH LIES AT THE BOTTOM OF A WELL AND NOT INFREQUENTLY IN OTHER PLACES
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