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Lies, Lying, & Liars

  • "Who lies for you will lie against you."— Bosnian Proverb
  • "The cruelest lies are often told in silence." — Robert Louis Stevenson
  • "Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie." — Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
  • "A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood." — William Shenstone
  • "Clever liars give details, but the cleverest don't." — Anonymous
  • "Truth is the safest lie."— Yiddish Proverb
  • "A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation."— Saki (H.H. Munro)
  • "White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion."— William Paley
  • "A lie is an abomination unto the Lord and a very present help in trouble."— Adlai Stevenson
  • "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!"— Sir Walter Scott
  • "Appearances often are deceiving."— Aesop

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