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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.
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.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
A man would rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should read more
A man would rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should be known.
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.