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.

Liars are always most disposed to swear.
[It., A giurar presti i mentitor son sempre.]

Liars are always most disposed to swear.
[It., A giurar presti i mentitor son sempre.]

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.

You lie--under a mistake--
For this is the most civil sort of lie
That can be given read more

You lie--under a mistake--
For this is the most civil sort of lie
That can be given to a man's face, I now
Say what I think.

Round numbers are always false.

Round numbers are always false.

Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.

Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

Resolved to die in the last dyke of prevarication.

Resolved to die in the last dyke of prevarication.

All men are born truthful and die liars.

All men are born truthful and die liars.