Subject: Beliefs » Honesty (Page 8)

Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's rainin'!

Truth varies.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

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

(1916 – 2008) American professional golfer

A woman will lie about anything, just to stay in practice.

(1888 – 1959) detective novelist & screenwriter

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

He’d steal flies from a blind spider.

One could drive a schooner through any part of his argument and never scrape against a fact.

(1866 – 1940) academic, businessman & politician

When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer.

(1902 – 1991) Polish Jewish American author

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 good novel tells us the truth about it's hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

Anyone who says the truth shall set you free has never been to traffic court.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

The mightiest of weapons is truth…. and everyone knows you're not permitted to bring a weapon into a government building.


MSI Owner Denies Lying, Admits Not Telling Truth

I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

I used to play golf with a guy who cheated so badly that he once had a hole in one and wrote down zero on his scorecard.

professional golfer

History is a pack of lies we play on the dead.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist

… you're so crooked that if you swallowed a nail you'd shit a corkscrew.

(1898 – 1979) British military commander

An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.

(1883 – 1931) Lebanese-American artist, poet & writer

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

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