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It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when
you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
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A half truth is a whole lie.
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The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted.
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With lies you may get ahead in the world - but you can never
go back.
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The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own
bluff.
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A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.
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Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to
conserve it.
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Honesty is never seen sitting astride the fence.
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Honesty is never seen sitting astride the fence.
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There are only two ways of telling the complete truth -
anonymously and posthumously.
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Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.
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Pretty much all the honest truth telling in the world is
done by children.
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The truth brings with it a great measure of absolution,
always.
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Truth is such a rare thing, it is delightful to tell it.
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
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Always tell the truth. Even if you have to make it up.
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The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
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The truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a
civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing
it is almost the only courageous thing left to do.
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The highest compact we can make with our fellow is - "Let
there be truth between us two forevermore."
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Often, the surest way to convey information is to tell the
strict truth.
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A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth
is putting on its shoes.
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Society can exist only on the basis that there is some
amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he
thinks.
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It takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen.
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One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie
is that a cat has only nine lives.
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It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless, of
course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
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Who lies for you will lie against you.
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Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there
is one less rascal in the world.
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The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied
later a thousandfold.
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The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted.
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He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the
trade of lying.
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Beware of the half truth. You may have gotten hold of the
wrong half.
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Beware of the half truth. You may have gotten hold of the
wrong half.
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Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for
I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.
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Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them
pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
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Respect for the truth is an acquired taste.
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He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the
trade of lying.
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Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give
him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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The truth needs so little rehearsal.
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