Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.

It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.

It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

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.

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.]

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.

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

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

Round numbers are always false.

Round numbers are always false.

All men are born truthful and die liars.

All men are born truthful and die liars.