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Josh Billings

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying.

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Some people habitually stretch the facts to such an extreme that even their honest statements become distorted. Their constant need to overstate makes it impossible for them to share the truth without adding falsehoods.

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