The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.

The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.

Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the read more

Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions. If there were no questions, there would read more

If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions. If there were no questions, there would be no lies.

Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.

Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.

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.