It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. Aristotle
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.Lies and LyingQuotations by Aristotle
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It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth. Robert Armstrong
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.Lies and LyingQuotations by Robert Armstrong
Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. Francis Bacon
Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.Lies and LyingQuotations by Francis Bacon
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation. Hilaire Belloc
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.Lies and LyingQuotations by Hilaire Belloc
Nobody speaks the truth when there’s something they must have. Elizabeth Bowen
Nobody speaks the truth when there’s something they must have.Lies and LyingQuotations by Elizabeth Bowen
Never to lie is to have no lock to your door, you are never wholly alone. Elizabeth Bowen
Never to lie is to have no lock to your door, you are never wholly alone.Lies and LyingQuotations by Elizabeth Bowen
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. Samuel Butler
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.Quotations by Samuel Butler
The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way. Samuel Butler
The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.Quotations by Samuel Butler
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy. Samuel Butler
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.Quotations by Samuel Butler
And, after all, what is a lie? ‘Tis but the truth in masquerade. Lord Byron
And, after all, what is a lie? ‘Tis but the truth in masquerade.Lies and LyingQuotations by Lord Byron
Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true. Elias Canetti
Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true.Lies and LyingQuotations by Elias Canetti
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. Marcus T. Cicero
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.Lies and LyingQuotations by Marcus …
I am a lie who always speaks the truth. Jean Cocteau
I am a lie who always speaks the truth.Lies and LyingQuotations by Jean Cocteau
A liar is full of oaths. Pierre Corneille
A liar is full of oaths.Lies and LyingQuotations by Pierre Corneille
Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another. Aleister Crowley
Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.Lies and LyingQuotations by Aleister Crowley
Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.Lies and LyingQuotations by Fyodor Dostoevsky
It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest. Norman Douglas
It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.Lies and LyingQuotations by Norman Douglas
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable. Finley Peter Dunne
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.Lies and LyingQuotations by Finley Peter Dunne
Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world. Epictetus
Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world.Lies and LyingQuotations by Epictetus
Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable. Evans
Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.Lies and LyingQuotations by Evans
When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children. William Feather
When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children.Lies and LyingQuotations by William Feather
Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom. Anatole France
Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.Lies and LyingQuotations by Anatole France
Lying rides upon debt’s back. Benjamin Franklin
Lying rides upon debt’s back.Lies and LyingQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
The middle of the road is where the white line is — and that’s the worst place to drive. Robert Frost
The middle of the road is where the white line is — and that’s the worst place to drive.Lies and LyingQuotations by Robert Frost
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one’s self on lies and fables. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one’s self on lies and fables.Lies and LyingQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
He entered the territory of lies without a passport for return. Graham Greene
He entered the territory of lies without a passport for return.Lies and LyingQuotations by Graham Greene
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths. Graham Greene
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.Lies and LyingQuotations by Graham Greene
That’s not a lie, it’s a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation. Alexander Haig
That’s not a lie, it’s a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.Lies and LyingQuotations by Alexander Haig
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves. Eric Hoffer
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.Lies and LyingQuotations by Eric Hoffer
I detest the man who hides one thing in the depth of his heart and speaks forth another. Homer
I detest the man who hides one thing in the depth of his heart and speaks forth another.Lies and LyingQuotations by Homer
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar. Abraham Lincoln
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.Lies and LyingQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
Good lies need a leavening of truth to make them palatable. William Mcilvanney
Good lies need a leavening of truth to make them palatable.Lies and LyingQuotations by William Mcilvanney
The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe. H. L. Mencken
The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.Lies and LyingQuotations by H. L. Mencken
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. Merlin
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.Lies and LyingQuotations by Merlin
If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name. A. A. Milne
If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.Lies and LyingQuotations by A. A. Milne
Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself.Lies and LyingQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
I do myself a greater injury in lying that I do him of whom I tell a lie. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
I do myself a greater injury in lying that I do him of whom I tell a lie.Lies and LyingQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.Lies and LyingQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Lying is a terrible vice, it testifies that one despises God, but fears men. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Lying is a terrible vice, it testifies that one despises God, but fears men.Lies and LyingQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception. Friedrich Nietzsche
The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.Lies and LyingQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche