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call
3. The thing may be one thing and you
it another. You may call a cow a horse.
4.
A statement that is injurious to others; either to the person to whom it is made, or to other persons. Such as “Go and steal"; "Well, Mr. biind man, how do you do”. To makt & statement (even a true one) which is injurious is false or wrong when made without proper right cause. Also under this kind of falsehood can be classed false names "You silly goose".
Causes.
Lies and falsehoods are spoken by reason of certain states of inind; certain states of mind are forces which impel to the speaking of falsehoods. These states are: -
1. Anger; when in anger you make false statements [they may be true, but injurious], and even may tell intentional lies when angry.
2. Pride. 2. Deceitfulness. 4. Greed. 5. False attachment. 6. False a version -hatred. 7. Laughing and joking.
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