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The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
Matilda told such dreadful lies It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes.
Matilda told such dreadful lies It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes.
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced read more
He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
Splendidly mendacious.
[Lat., Splendide mendax.]
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie;
A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.
Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie;
A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.
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.
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.
