Quote#Truth
Matilda told such Dreadful Lies
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Cautionary Tales for Children (1907), "Matilda, Who Told Lies, and Was Burned to Death".
English (original)
Matilda told such Dreadful Lies, It made one Gasp and Stretch one's Eyes; Her Aunt, who from her Earliest Youth, Had kept a Strict Regard for Truth, Attempted to Believe Matilda: The effort very nearly killed her.
— Hilaire Belloc
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