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Quotes about lies and lying
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I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest. (Milne A. A.)
Words that are saturated with lies or atrocity, do not easily resume life. (Milne A. A.)
There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and there is no man who believes only lies. (Milne A. A.)
The cruelest lies are often told in silence. A man may have sat in a room for hours and not opened his mouth, and yet come out of that room a disloyal friend or a vile calumniator. (Milne A. A.)
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Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed. (Milne A. A.)
Pain forces even the innocent to lie. (Milne A. A.)
This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth. (Milne A. A.)
If one cannot invent a really convincing lie, it is often better to stick to the truth. (Milne A. A.)
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time. (Milne A. A.)
A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught. (Milne A. A.)
A lie can run around the world six times while the truth is still trying to put on its pants. (Milne A. A.)
I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won t. (Milne A. A.)
One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is that the cat has only nine lives. (Milne A. A.)
Never forget that a half truth is a whole lie. (Milne A. A.)
Where lies are easily admitted, the father of lies is not easily kept out. Source unknown A great leader molds public opinion, a wise leader listens to it. (Milne A. A.)
Some lies are so well disguised to resemble truth, that we should be poor judges of the truth not to believe them. (Milne A. A.)
It is easier to gather up a bag of loose feathers than to round up or head off a single lie. (Milne A. A.)
A fellow who says he has never told a lie has just told one. (Milne A. A.)
When you rationalize, you do just that. You make rational lies. (Milne A. A.)
I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms. (Milne A. A.)
The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilized being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company. (Milne A. A.)
As one knows the poet by his fine music, so one can recognize the liar by his rich rhythmic utterance, and in neither case will the casual inspiration of the moment suffice. Here, as elsewhere, practice must precede perfection. (Milne A. A.)
Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie. (Milne A. A.)
If you wish to strengthen a lie, mix a little truth in with it. (Milne A. A.)
Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot. (Milne A. A.)
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