Famous Quotes | I deny the lawfulness of telling...

I deny the lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences; you are to tell the truth. - Samuel Johnson
Attribution: Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), British author, lexicographer. (Originally published 1791). Boswell’s Life of Johnson, June 13, 1784, pp. 1301-02, Oxford University Press (1980).

Categories: Author, Illnesses, Lexicographer, Lies And Lying, Truth

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