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Half the truth is often a great lie.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.
It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.
It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.
The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.
Matilda told such dreadful lies It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes.
Matilda told such dreadful lies It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes.
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.