You May Also Like / View all maxioms
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.
And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.
And none speaks false, when there in none to hear.
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.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
There are people who exaggerate so much that they can't tell the truth without lying.
There are people who exaggerate so much that they can't tell the truth without lying.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
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.
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.
