I have a certain experience of the way people tell lies.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims familiarity with human deceit based on past experience.
- In plain terms
- I have seen enough to know how people lie.
- What can you take from it?
- Experience teaches you to recognize deception.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you spot a lie?
- Does experience prevent being fooled?
Another view
It assumes all lies follow recognizable patterns.
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