A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.
A lie should be tried in a place where it will attract the attention of the world.
Truth, at the wrong time, can be dangerous.
For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.
To a liar, the most dangerous individual is the person who catches lies but doesn't say anything about it. Then the liar isn't sure which lies are compromised.
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself.
I'd rather not have anything than be a liar.
The lie is a condition of life.
Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion.