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.

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.

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.

All men are born truthful and die liars.

All men are born truthful and die liars.

A liar should have a good memory.

A liar should have a good memory.

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.

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.

For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.

For my part getting up seems not so easy
By half as lying.

Round numbers are always false.

Round numbers are always false.