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Make a habit of telling the truth, or make a habit of lying: to decide each case on its own merits is exhausting, and hardly ever worth it.

Mignon McLaughlin

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Mignon McLaughlin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 6
Died: 1983
Died: December 20
Journalist
Writer
the United States of America
Lying
Hardly
Truth
Merit
Ever
Decide
Make
Telling
Case
Habit
Worth
Merits
Cases
Exhausting

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