And he that does one fault at first, And lies to hide it, makes it two.

One lie begets another.

When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies ...

White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion.

I have seldom known any one who deserted truth in trifles that could be trusted in matters of importance.

Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie; A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby.

You cannot play with falsehood without forfeiting your right to the truth, play with cruelty without losing your sensitivity of mind. He who wants to keep his garden tidy, doesn't reserve a plot for weeds.

Parents shouldn't lie to their children-not even when they think it's for their own good. Even a little lie is dangerous ...

God is not a man, that he should lie ...

Whatever is only almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is the more likely to lead astray.

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

If you add to the truth, you subtract from it.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

Liars ought to have good memories.

Life is a system of half-truths and lies, Opportunistic, convenient evasion.

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to tell a lie well.

The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one.

No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.