A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and read more

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.

Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.

Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies read more

Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.

Truth hurts only once but a lie hurts every time you remember it...

Truth hurts only once but a lie hurts every time you remember it...

Liars need to have good memories.

Liars need to have good memories.

There is nothing we like to communicate to others as much as the seal of secrecy together with what lies read more

There is nothing we like to communicate to others as much as the seal of secrecy together with what lies under it.