The best revenge on a liar is to convince him that you believe what he said.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Quotations
Lie
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
-William Blake
"Auguries of Innocence"
If you lie to me, keep lying; don’t hurt me by suddenly telling the truth.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Do not assert with your mouth what your heart denies.
-Yin Chih Wen
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"
Always telling the truth is no doubt better than always lying, although equally pathological
-Robert Brault
Am I lying to you if I tell you the same lie I tell myself?
-Robert Brault
A liar lies to himself as well as to the gods. Lying is the origin of all evils; it leads to rebirth in the miserable planes of existence, to breach of the pure precepts, and to corruption of the body.
-Maharatnakuta Sutra 27
I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid.
-John Gotti
I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid.
-Robert Brault
