Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.

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.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.

Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.

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.

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.

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.

It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.

It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.