Subject: Beliefs » Honesty (Page 4)

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

If at first you don't succeed, lie, lie again.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

Defame: To lie about another. To tell the truth about another.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

He will even tell a lie when it is not convenient to.

(1925 – 2012) author, playwright, essayist & screenwriter

I find that the further I go back, the better things were, whether they happened or not.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Most writers regard truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Isn't it fun to go out on the course and lie in the sun?

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child; just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.

(1932 – 2009) author, poet & critic

He's so crooked he uses a corkscrew for a ruler.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

There is one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth — their lips move.

(1946 – ) English actress

There are two types of actors: those who say they want to be famous and those who are liars.

(1958 – ) American film & theater actor

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

There are three kinds of lies; lies, damned lies and statistics.

(1804 – 1881) British prime minister, politician & author

Truth is a rare and precious commodity; we must be sparing in its use.

(1846 – 1932) British journalist, publisher & politician

Tact: To lie about others as you would have them lie about you.

(1863 – 1935) British-born American writer, artist & illustrator

Never tell the truth to those unworthy of it.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

I can prove anything with statistics except the truth.

(1770 – 1827) British statesman, politician & prime minister

Flattery is the sincerest form of lying.

The tombstone is about the only thing that can stand upright and lie on its face at the same time.

(1880 – ?) American author