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"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist."
"No man has a good enough memory to be a liar."
"The only way to tell the truth is to speak your mind."
"Lies are like cats: they disappear quickly."
"To be persuasive, one must be believable; to be believable, one must be credible; to be credible, one must be truthful."
"A man is essentially a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes, but if he thinks lies, he only remains a shadow of the truth."
"A lie is a cowardly thing; it is the falsehood of a weak mind."
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"We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves."
"People prefer to be told lies that comfort them rather than the truth that would upset them."
"The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it can be good."
"You can't spend the rest of your life being a liar, you have to eventually go through the pain of the truth."
"Lies are like weeds, they grow back quickly and take over if not eradicated."
"What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive!"
"Lying is done with words, and also with silence."
"One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter."
"Show me a man who tells lies and I'll show you a man who is scared to tell the truth."
"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."
"We lie to ourselves, and we lie to each other. And the biggest lie of all is that we don’t lie."
"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it."
"Some people think that the truth can be hidden forever. But the truth will out!"
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
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"The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself, and the simplest thing is to deceive yourself."
"Deceit is the false road that leads us to truth."
"Trust, but verify."
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
"A lie may not be the truth, but it can become the truth if you say it long enough."
"We forgive those who insult us; we don't forgive those who lie to us."
"Lies are like scars to your soul. They destroy your soul."
"Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth."
"The truth is the only safe ground to stand on."
"Lies are like viruses that, once allowed in, can turn into disease."
"Truth exists; only lies are invented."
"The greatest friend of truth is time; her greatest enemy is hype and exaggeration."
"He who believes in the truth is not deceived by the lies."
"Even the most honest of men create the illusion of truth."
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"Dishonesty is a cruel sin that leads to misunderstandings, betrayal, and risk."
"The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else."
"The first duty of a leader is to be honest with himself. The first duty of a leader is to be honest with the people."
"Liars need to have good memories."
"A half-truth is a whole lie."
"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth."
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
"Who lies for you will lie against you."
"Deceit is the pride of a liar."
"Sincerity is the way to heaven."
"The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool."
"Every lie is two lies: the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves."
"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."
"No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar."
"There is no witness so horrifying as the conscience."
"A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."
"He who tells a lie is not sensible of the gravity of the act."
"We lie the most to ourselves."
"It is easier to tell a lie than to correct it."
"Betrayal is never easy to handle, and there are no easy answers."
"The truth hurts, but a lie's worse."
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
"Lies can take care of the petty things, but the big things will take care of themselves."
"We are all apt to believe what the world believes about us."
"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
"A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity."
"Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance."
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
"The worst part of being lied to is knowing you weren't worth the truth."
"A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."
"Lies are like children: they have to be carried and cared for."
"Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks."
"A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future."
"Truth never damages a cause that is just."
"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."
"The biggest lie in the world is that the truth will set you free."
"The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself."
"Lies require commitment."
"A lie is a lie even if everyone believes it. The truth is the truth even if no one believes it."
"Those who we deceive to are also those who will deceive us."
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."
"Lies are like a cancer. They eat away at your soul."
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time."
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar."
"Lies are like scars on your soul. They destroy us."
"The truth may hurt for a little while, but a lie hurts forever."
"He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes, for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one."
"When a man is lying, he is not just denying the truth; he is creating an alternate reality."
"The worst part about being lied to is knowing you weren’t worth the truth."
"People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them."
"A lie can last for a long time, but the truth is eternal."
"Lying is done with words and also with silence."
"Truth is powerful and it prevails."
"It is better to be hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie."
"Deceit is the game of those who are too weak to be honest."
"A dishonest man you can trust to be dishonest, honestly."
"The more you hide something, the more it shows."
"A half truth is a whole lie."
"Truth fears no questions."
"An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips."
"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
"A lie is just a great story that someone ruined with the truth."
"When you think about it, honesty is a form of violence."
"Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others."
"Honesty pays dividends both in money and in happiness."
"In the end, the truth is always greater than the lies we tell ourselves."
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