I Do Not Mind Lying, But I

[p]oetry Resembles Metaphysics: One Does Not Mind One's Own, But One Does Not Like Anyone Else's.

If God Wants Us To Do A Thing, He Should Make His Wishes Sufficiently Clear. Sensible People Will Wait Till He Has Done This Before Paying Much Attention To Him.

Lying Has A Kind Of Respect And Reverence With It. We Pay A Person The Compliment Of Acknowledging His Superiority Whenever We Lie To Him.

Words Are Not As Satisfactory As We Should Like Them To Be, But, Like Our Neighbours, We Have Got To Live With Them And Must Make The Best And Not The Worst Of Them.

All Animals, Except Man, Know That The Principal Business Of Life Is To Enjoy It.