One For Whole

One lie will destroy a whole reputation for integrity.
—  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ
(better known as Baltasar Gracián)
[Happy New Fiscal Year, everybody!   —   KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2015	A Good Present
2014	And Your Point Is?
2013	Our Never-Ending Task
	Furloughed
2012	More Mature Than I Thought
2011	Outlaw’s Music
	Can Do!

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Handle With Care

The worst lies are those whose blade is false, but whose handle is true.
—    Henry Ward Beecher
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On This Day In:
2015	Nothing But Pride
2014	Go
2013	Well, Does It?
2012	Near Misses Aren’t Successes
2011	Uncomfortable Feelings
2010	San Francisco (favorites)…
	Bullets or Butter?

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All Agreed, Say “Aye”

History is a set of lies agreed upon.
—    Napoleon Bonaparte
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On This Day In:
2013	Two Books, Two Movies
	Just Because
2012	God’s Requirements
2011	Greater Purity

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Unravelling

Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies.
―     Dorothy Allison
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.
―     Mark Twain
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On This Day In:
2012	I Resolve
2011	Practice, Practice, Practice
2009	Phoenix Trip (July ’09)

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