Popular Quotes

Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. - John F. Kennedy Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em. - William Shakespeare The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. - Henry David Thoreau Marriage is one long conversation checkered by disputes. - Robert Louis Stevenson Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once. - Winston Churchill We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect. - Henry David Thoreau

Travellers from afar can lie with impunity.

- French proverb

Truth is the safest lie.

- Jewish proverb

All men are born truthful, and die liars.

- Vauvenargues

The lie is a condition of life.

- Friedrich Nietzsche

It takes a wise man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest.

- Norman Douglas

We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

- Samuel Butler

Who lies for you will lie against you.

- Bosnian proverb

The cruellest lies are often told in silence.

- Robert Louis Stevenson

I deny the lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man for fear of alarming him; you have no business with consequences, you are to tell the truth.

- Samuel Johnson

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

- Samuel Butler

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanations.

- Saki

A half-truth is a whole lie.

- Jewish proverb

A liar should have a good memory.

- Quintilian

Oh, don't tell me of facts - I never believe in facts; you know Canning said nothing was so fallacious as facts, except figures.

- Sydney Smith