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Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.
You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says.
You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says.
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.
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.
Who dares think one thing, and another tell,
My heart detests him as the gates of hell.
Who dares think one thing, and another tell,
My heart detests him as the gates of hell.
Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies;
And sure he will; for wisdom never lies.
Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies;
And sure he will; for wisdom never lies.
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
A good memory is needed once we have lied.
[Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.]
A good memory is needed once we have lied.
[Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.]
There are a terrible lot of lies going round the world, and the worst of it is that they're true.
There are a terrible lot of lies going round the world, and the worst of it is that they're true.