John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2295 George Herbert 1593-1633 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2295 |
| AUTHOR: | George Herbert (1593–1633) |
| QUOTATION: | Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie; A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Church Porch. |
| Note 1. And he that does one fault at first, And lies to hide it, makes it two. Isaac Watts: Song xv. [back] |