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 trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide. In this sense, truth, even if it does not prevail in public, possesses an ineradicable primacy over all falsehoods.
-Hannah Arendt
I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid.
-Robert Brault
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
-William Blake
"Auguries of Innocence"
