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> There is an adage with which my father frequently admonished me as a child: You can lie as much as you like, but don’t believe your own lies. Strange advice
by oska 7y ago
> There is an adage with which my father frequently admonished me as a child: You can lie as much as you like, but don’t believe your own lies.
Strange advice to give a child.
- perl4ever 7y agoSometimes "you can X as much as you like" is a rhetorical device and not literally endorsing X. It frequently is used to juxtapose a bad thing with something worse that you might not have thought of.
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoI don't know, my father the conman used to tell me the exact same thing.
- cafard 7y agoOn the other hand, it is often said that those who lie a great deal become credulous.