half-truth

is just a few drops of venom short of an absolute truth.

Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.

is dangerous --- an error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.

is twice as hard to crush as a whole lie.

It is twice as hard to crush a half-truth as a whole lie.

A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.

is dangerous --- An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.

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