Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts. ~ Clare Boothe Luce

A good lie finds more believers that a bad truth. ~ German Proverb

I have a friend who is an excellent liar. His secret: Believe the lie yourself when you're telling it. ~ Jack Heffron, Writer's Idea Book

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

Those that think it permissible to tell white lies soon grow colorblind. ~ Austin O'Malley

Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each wishes, that is also believed to be true. ~ Demosthenes

Danger has been a part of my life every since I picked up a pen and wrote… Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies. ~ Nawal al'Sadaawi, Feminist Writers

You can fool all the people some of the time. But only some of the time. Therefore, in employing pretense, don’t push it. It is a tool, not a substitute engine. ~ Gerald Westerby, Business Secrets of a Mossad Combatant

No lie can live forever. ~ Jesse Jackson

Falsehood is a perennial spring. ~Edmund Burke

Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable. ~ Bergen Evans

A half-truth is a whole lie. ~ Yiddish Proverb

Remember: One lie does not cost you one truth but the truth. ~ Christian Hebbel

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