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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.]
Half the truth is often a great lie.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
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.
A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a lot of explanations.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a lot of explanations.
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.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you read more
It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place.