Frost, Holloway H. – Commander
"There are three kinds of lies – lies, damnable lies, and statistics."
* Also attributed to Mark Twain
Frost, Holloway H. – Commander
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William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well
William Shakespeare
"One that lies three thirds and uses a known truth to pass a thousand nothings with, should be once heard and thrice beaten.''
There are three kinds of lies – Mark Twain
Mark Twain
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."
– Autobiography of Mark Twain