Inspirational Quotes on Lying

“Whatever is only almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is the more likely to lead astray.”

“All unbelief is the belief of a lie.”

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

“Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.”

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

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

“When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy.”

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

“If you're lying, you're lying.”

“The best duties of unbelievers are but white lies.”

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

“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.”

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

“A lie cannot live.”

“There is no detraction worse than to overpraise a man; for if his worth prove short of what report doth speak of him, his own actions are ever giving the lie to his honor.”

“Blessed be the God's voice; for it is true, and falsehoods have to cease before it!”

“A willful falsehood told is a cripple, not able to stand by itself without another to support it. It is easy to tell a lie, but hard to tell only one lie.”

“"They say so" is half a lie.”

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

“Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them.”