Inspirational Quotes on Lying

“And then she understood the devilish cunning of the enemies' plan. By mixing a little truth with it they had made their lie far stronger.”

“Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.”

“Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable.”

“I would not tell one lie to save the souls of all the world.”

“A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.”

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”

“Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.”

“Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.”

“A charitable untruth, an uncharitable truth, and an unwise management of truth or love, are all to be carefully avoided of him that would go with a right foot in the narrow way.”

“Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them.”

“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.”

“I would not utter what I believed to be a falsehood concerning the Lord, even though the evil one offered me the bait of saving all mankind thereby.”

“Show me a liar, and I will show thee a thief.”

“There is no possible excuse for a guarded lie. Enthusiastic and impulsive people will sometimes falsify thoughtlessly, but equivocation is malice prepense.”

“A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.”

“If I speak what is false, I must answer for it; if truth, it will answer for me.”

“Falsehood is in a hurry; it may be at any moment detected and punished; truth is calm, serene; its judgment is on high; its king cometh out of the chambers of eternity.”

“If you want the truth to go round the world you must hire an express train to pull it; but if you want a lie to go round the world it will fly; it is as light as a feather, and a breath will carry it.”

“Lie not, neither to thyself, nor man, nor God. It is for cowards to lie.”

“Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth.”