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.

A man would rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should read more

A man would rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should be known.

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.

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.

The great mass of people will more easily fall victems to a big lie than to a small one.

The great mass of people will more easily fall victems to a big lie than to a small one.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

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.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

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.