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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.]
Liars are always most disposed to swear.
[It., A giurar presti i mentitor son sempre.]
Liars are always most disposed to swear.
[It., A giurar presti i mentitor son sempre.]
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
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.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits the all.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits the all.
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.
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
[Fr., Un menteur est toujours prodigue de serments.]
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
[Fr., Un menteur est toujours prodigue de serments.]
