Dishonesty And Lying Quotes

Dishonesty And Lying Quotes by Kin Hubbard, Groucho Marx, Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Louis Stevenson, Barbara Kingsolver, Austin O’Malley and many others.

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit

Honesty pays, but it doesn’t seem to pay enough to suit some people.
Kin Hubbard
There’s one way to find out if a man is honest – ask him. If he says, ‘Yes,’ you know he is a crook.
Groucho Marx
The truth is more important than the facts.
Frank Lloyd Wright
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
Robert Louis Stevenson
The truth needs so little rehearsal.
Barbara Kingsolver
Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind.
Austin O’Malley
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde
If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory!
Mark Twain
Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde
Who lies for you will lie against you.
John Locke
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!
Walter Scott
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.
George Bancroft
It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
Jerome K. Jerome
Lying is done with words and also with silence.
Adrienne Rich
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
Samuel Butler
If you tell the truth, you don’t need a long memory.
Jesse Ventura