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.

Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.

Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.

Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.

Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.

And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.

And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.

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.

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

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

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

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.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.