John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6767 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 6767 |
AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
QUOTATION: | That a lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies; That a lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright; But a lie which is part a truth is a harder matter to fight. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Grandmother. Stanza 8. |