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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

6767 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6767
AUTHOR:Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892)
QUOTATION:That a lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies;
That a lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright;
But a lie which is part a truth is a harder matter to fight.
ATTRIBUTION:The Grandmother. Stanza 8.
 


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