All men are born truthful and die liars.

All men are born truthful and die liars.

He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced read more

He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.

The lie is a condition of life.

The lie is a condition of life.

A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says.

You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says.

Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.

Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.

We payt a person the complement of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

We payt a person the complement of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you read more

It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place.

I tell him, if a clergyman, he lies!
If captains the remark, or critics, make,
Why they read more

I tell him, if a clergyman, he lies!
If captains the remark, or critics, make,
Why they lie also--under a mistake.