Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it

Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and read more

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old read more

What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.

Never forget that a half truth is a whole lie.

Never forget that a half truth is a whole lie.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

What if we weren't what we thought all along? What if we were likeable, lovable even, funny and talented and read more

What if we weren't what we thought all along? What if we were likeable, lovable even, funny and talented and easy to be around, easy to like? Then our self concept was a lie, told to us by cruelty.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.