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> [“Lies, my dear boy, can easily be recognized. There are two kind of them: those with short legs, and those with long noses. Your kind have long noses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/lies-my-dear-boy-can-easily-be-recognized-there-are-two-kind-of-them/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

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## More by Carlo Collodi

> [Today at school I will learn to read at once; then tomorrow I will begin to write, and the day after tomorrow to cipher.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/today-at-school-i-will-learn-to-read-at-once-then-tomorrow-i-will/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free! Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/fancy-the-happiness-of-pinocchio-on-finding-himself-free-without/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [“Lies, my dear boy, can easily be recognized. There are two kind of them: those with short legs, and those with long noses. Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/lies-my-dear-boy-can-easily-be-recognized-there-are-two-kind-of-them/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [“On hearing himself called Polendina for the third time, Geppetto lost his head with rage and threw himself upon the carpenter. Then and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/on-hearing-himself-called-polendina-for-the-third-time-geppetto-lost/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [Most unfortunately, in the lives of puppets there is always a 'but' that spoils everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/most-unfortunately-in-the-lives-of-puppets-there-is-always-a-but-that/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [What matters school? We can go to school to-morrow. Whether we have a lesson more or a lesson less, we shall always remain the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/what-matters-school-we-can-go-to-school-to-morrow-whether-we-have-a/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being in time to save him, swam all night long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/pinocchio-spurred-on-by-the-hope-of-finding-his-father-and-of-being/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [“Are you not afraid of death?' I am not in the least afraid!... I would rather die than drink that bitter medicine.' At that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/are-you-not-afraid-of-death-i-am-not-in-the-least-afraid-i-would/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/a-conscience-is-that-still-small-voice-that-people-won-t-listen-to/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [“After they had gone another mile, Pinocchio heard the same little low voice saying to him: 'Bear it in mind, simpleton! Boys who refuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/after-they-had-gone-another-mile-pinocchio-heard-the-same-little-low/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [Woe to those who lead idle lives. Idleness is a dreadful illness and must be cured in childhood. If it is not cured then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/woe-to-those-who-lead-idle-lives-idleness-is-a-dreadful-illness-and/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [In the Land of Toys, every day, except Sunday, is a Saturday. Vacation begins on the first of January and ends on the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/in-the-land-of-toys-every-day-except-sunday-is-a-saturday-vacation/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/when-poverty-shows-itself-even-mischievous-boys-understand-what-it/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [Lie to me Pinocchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/lie-to-me-pinocchio/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

> [“Don't trust to those who promise to make you rich in a day. Usually they are either mad or rogues!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-collodi/don-t-trust-to-those-who-promise-to-make-you-rich-in-a-day-usually/)

[Carlo Collodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-collodi/)

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