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Round numbers are always false.
Round numbers are always false.
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.]
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
The great mass of people will more easily fall victems to a big lie than to a small one.
The great mass of people will more easily fall victems to a big lie than to a small one.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie;
A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie;
A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
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.
