The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.

In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.

One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.

A fellow who says he has never told a lie has just told one.

Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.

One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is that the cat has only nine lives.

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens, for the good of the state: and no one else may meddle with this privilege.

And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in masquerade.