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I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
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.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits the all.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits the all.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
Half the truth is often a great lie.
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.
Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.
And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but
The truth in masquerade.
And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but
The truth in masquerade.
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.