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.

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.

Half the truth is often a great lie.

Half the truth is often a great lie.

The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.

The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.

We payt a person the complement of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

We payt a person the complement of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

I tell him, if a clergyman, he lies!
If captains the remark, or critics, make,
Why they read more

I tell him, if a clergyman, he lies!
If captains the remark, or critics, make,
Why they lie also--under a mistake.

A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

A liar should have a good memory.

A liar should have a good memory.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.