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On the decay of the art of lying /
On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay by Mark Twain from 1885. In it he deplores that way man's ""most faithful friend"" is being used and indeed misused, declaring that ""the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waiheke Island :
Floating Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay by Mark Twain from 1885. In it he deplores that way man's ""most faithful friend"" is being used and indeed misused, declaring that ""the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (12 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781775412243 1775412245 1775563804 9781775563808 |