Whoever would lie usefully should lie seldom.

Lord Hervey

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Lying Liars Lies

Author

Lord Hervey

Source

Memoirs of the Reign of George II

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1743 1740s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Lord Hervey. Memoirs of the Reign of George II, edited by J. W. Croker. London: John Murray, 1848.

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There are a set of religious, or rather moral writers, who teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery, in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true.

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God is, or He is not. But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separates us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up. What will you wager?... If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.

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Source
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

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