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It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

— Jerome K. Jerome

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar." in the context of "Idler Magazine, Volume 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Jerome K. Jerome

About Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat.