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Michel de Montaigne

(1533—1592), French essayist

Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.

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(1842-1914) U.S. writer Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.

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[so help me] {interj.}, {informal} I promise; I swear; may I be punished if I lie. * /I've told you the truth, so help me./ […]

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

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