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Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all. (The autocrat of the breakfast-table)

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Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932, and as Acting Chief Justice of the United States in January–February 1930.

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    Sünde hat viele Werkzeuge, aber eine Lüge ist der Griff, der zu allen passt. (der Autokrat des Frühstückstisches)

    罪には多くの道具がありますが、嘘はそれらすべてに合うハンドルです。 (朝食用テーブルのオートクラット)

    罪有许多工具,但谎言是适合所有工具的把柄。 (早餐桌的独裁者)

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