Reason is a supple nymph, and slippery as a fish by nature. She had as leave give her kiss to an absurdity any day, as to syllogistic truth. The absurdity may turn out truer.
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once you sell more trust units then we're on the slippery slope downward.
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No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
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All politics takes place on a slippery slope. The most important four words in politics are 'up to a point.'
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Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.
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No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
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Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery.
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No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is vicious.
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