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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.

For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.

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.

Shew me a lyer, and I'le shew thee a theefe.
[Show me a liar, and I'll show thee a read more

Shew me a lyer, and I'le shew thee a theefe.
[Show me a liar, and I'll show thee a thief.]