Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity

If you wish to strengthen a lie, mix a little truth in with it.

If you wish to strengthen a lie, mix a little truth in with it.

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if read more

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and read more

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

There is nothing we like to communicate to others as much as the seal of secrecy together with what lies read more

There is nothing we like to communicate to others as much as the seal of secrecy together with what lies under it.

What if we weren't what we thought all along? What if we were likeable, lovable even, funny and talented and read more

What if we weren't what we thought all along? What if we were likeable, lovable even, funny and talented and easy to be around, easy to like? Then our self concept was a lie, told to us by cruelty.

An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.

An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.

Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.

Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.