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On the Decay of the Art of Lying
Mark Twain
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On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay written by Mark Twain for a meeting of the Historical and Antiquarian Club of Hartford, Connecticut.
In the essay, Twain laments the four ways in which men of America's Gilded Age employ man's 'most faithful friend'.
On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay written by Mark Twain for a meeting of the Historical and Antiquarian Club of Hartford, Connecticut.
In the essay, Twain laments the four ways in which men of America's Gilded Age employ man's 'most faithful friend'.
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No fact is more firmly established than that lying is a necessity of our circumstances—the deduction that it is then a Virtue goes without saying. No virtue can reach its highest usefulness without careful and diligent cultivation—therefore, it goes without saying that this one ought to be taught in the public schools—even in the newspapers. What chan. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Mark Twain es un genio del sarcasmo y el humor. Lo demuestra en este pequeño ensayo de apenas 200 páginas. Dividido en pequeños relatos, cuentos y cartas, el autor termina convenciéndonos de que la mentira es necesaria, valiosa y que absolutamente todos nosotros mentimos. A veces para bien y otras p
A very charming essay regarding the potential positive nature of lying and how it is ultimately unavoidable. It's a thought-provoking piece for sure, it makes you think about how you subconsciously lie to yourself and to others on a regular basis without even being fully aware of it for the most par
"Es extraordinario el completo y vasto estudio que dedicó el Creador a la gran obra de hacer desgraciado al hombre."
Con relatos breves te suelta verdades como puños con un sarcasmo único, y las cartas de Satanás describiendo a los humanos son sencillamente sublimes.
Less satirical than you might expect from the title, sharp, funny, memorable.
"Apriya na satyam na bravit." - Sanskrit maxim
("That which is not beautiful is untruthful and should not be said.")
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"An awkward, unscientific lie is often as ineffectual as the truth."
"Everybody lies--every day, every hour, awake, asleep, in his dreams, in his joy, in his mourning."
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