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
Quotations
Lie
The best revenge on a liar is to convince him that you believe what he said.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid.
-John Gotti
When you lie, tell big lies because in the big lie, there is always a certain force of credibility.
-Adolf Hitler
Do not assert with your mouth what your heart denies.
-Yin Chih Wen
Am I lying to you if I tell you the same lie I tell myself?
-Robert Brault
A lie is just the truth waiting to be itself.
-Terri Guillemets
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
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"
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"
