Subject: Beliefs » Honesty (Page 4)

Figures won’t lie, but liars can figure.

(1911 – 1993) columnist & novelist

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

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

The biggest liar in the world is the golfer who claims that he plays the game merely for exercise.

(1916 – 2008) American professional golfer

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

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

Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.

(1945 – 2010) American comedian & actor

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.

(1564 – 1616) English dramatist & poet

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can’t tell the truth without lying.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Parents are embarrassed when their children tell lies, and even more embarrassed when they tell the truth.

Jerry, just remember, it’s not a lie if you believe it.

(1959 – ) American actor, director, writer, singer & comedian

There are two kinds of truth: there are real truths, and there are made up truths.

(1936 – ) American politician, Mayor of Washington, D.C.

A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings.

(1918 - 2002) American author

Morality: An instinctive sense of right and wrong that tells some people how everyone else should behave.

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.

(1928 – 1982) American novelist, short story writer & essayist

Everybody lies; but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.

It takes two to lie, Marge. One to lie and one to listen.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

(1667 – 1745) Irish satirist & essayist

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

(1908 – 1997) German-born teacher, academic & humorist

Actions lie louder than words.

(1966 – ) American magazine editor

At first a golfer excuses a dismal performance by claiming bad lies; with experience, he covers up with better ones.

Telling lies does not work in advertising.

(1909 – 1966) Polish poet, writer & aphorist