Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

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.

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.

A good memory is needed once we have lied.
[Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.]

A good memory is needed once we have lied.
[Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.]

Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.

Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat;
Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.

A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth.
[Lat., Mendaci homini ne verum quidem dicenti credere read more

A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth.
[Lat., Mendaci homini ne verum quidem dicenti credere solemus.]

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.

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.