“There are three kinds of lies – lies, damnable lies, and statistics.”
- Also attributed to Mark Twain
“There are three kinds of lies – lies, damnable lies, and statistics.”
"One that lies three thirds and uses a known truth to pass a thousand nothings with, should be once heard and thrice beaten.''
Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."