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A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity
A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity
The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.
The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.
Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.
Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it
Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.
Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.
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.
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old read more
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.
