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.
-H. L. Mencken
"A Little Book in C Major"
Quotations
Lie
I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid.
-Robert Brault
The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!
-Tennessee Williams
Hiding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn't make you nice, it just makes you a liar.
-Jenny O'connell
"The Book of Luke"
There are three types of lies -- lies, damned lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin Disraeli
The best revenge on a liar is to convince him that you believe what he said.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
When you lie, tell big lies because in the big lie, there is always a certain force of credibility.
-Adolf Hitler
Always telling the truth is no doubt better than always lying, although equally pathological
-Robert Brault
If you lie to me, keep lying; don’t hurt me by suddenly telling the truth.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Every lie is two lies — the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it.
-Robert Brault
