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“In law it is a good policy never to plead what you need not, lest you oblige yourself to prove what you cannot.”
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- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 48797e8643202fae76d42405cf6a8ff3d1a9ac438ea5c6098b854ecef5a02cd5
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“Lest men suspect your tale untrue, Keep probability in view.”
John Gay
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
“Mend your speech a little, Lest it may mar your fortunes.”
William Shakespeare
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
“Go put your creed into your deed, Nor speak with double tongue.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
“Fair words never hurt the tongue.”
George Chapman
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
“Had I a heart for falsehood framed, I ne'er could injure you.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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