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On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain
On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain









On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain

It goes to show that many are pretentious and still is today. Even in the tiniest of things, people tend to lie. The author gives us a simple look on how lying had become the fad of his generation. For him, a habitual truth-teller doesn’t exist and had never existed. He’d sometimes think that it’s better not to lie if the lie will be destructive to others. “Judicious lying is what the world needs,” he said. It is the fourth grace and an eternal virtue. Unfortunately, lying is easily covered with different alibis and given little thought of how destructive it might become on the long run. Lying for other’s advantage was given precedence than telling the truth at all times no matter how it hurts. According to him, it’s better to give a good lie than a destructive truth. There are many instances wherein men were prompted to lie at some point of their lives for the benefit of others. OL413239W Pages 42 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201230065045 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 299 Scandate 20201228020524 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781429096164 Tts_version 4.In the essay, the author believes that all men lie because we must lie.

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On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain