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“Put it out of the power of truth to give you an ill character. If anybody reports you not to be an honest man let your practice give him the lie.”

Ifs Men Giving Character Lying Practice Honest Ill Reports Deceit Dishonesty Honest Man

Author:Marcus Aurelius

“A tailor, though a man of upright dealing,-- True but for lying,--honest but for stealing,-- Did fall one day extremely sick by chance And on the sudden was in wondrous trance.”

Men Lying Fall Chance Honest One Day Sick Stealing Wondrous Trance Tailors

Author:John Harington

“To one who said, "I do not believe that there is an honest man in the world," another replied, "It is impossible that any one man should know all the world, but quite possible that one may know himself."”

Knows Men World Should Believe May Said Lying Impossible Honest Deceit One Man Dishonesty Honest Man

Author:William Shenstone

“If I'm honest with you, you might not like me for a day or two. But if I lie to you, you're going to hate me forever.”

Ifs Two Might Lying Hate Forever Honest Like Me Hate Me

Author:Joe Maddon

“To be honest, I find most politicians very untrustworthy. When I listen to them talking - or rather, lying - I just feel there are very few politicians with integrity, so I never know who to bat for.”

Knows Feels Lying Talking Honest Politician Integrity Being Honest Bats Untrustworthy

Author:Jamie Sives

“A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and a man who tells the truth, believing it to be a lie, is a liar.”

Thinking Men Believe Lying Honest Truth Is Telling The Truth Liars Honest Man

Author:William Safire

“I'd rather get bad news from an honest man than lies from a flatterer.”

Men Lying Honest News Honest Man Bad News Flatterer

Book:The Other Wind

Source: The Other Wind

“If I have one wish which is greater than another, it is, if I had the power, to make men do right; to make them stop their swearing, their lying, their deceiving, to stop trying to injure the innocent, and begin to be honest and upright in all their dealings with one another and honor the name of the Deity.”

Ifs Men Trying Lying Names Wish Greater Honest Honor Innocent Being Honest Deceiving Deities Stop Trying Swearing Dealings

Book:Journal of Discourses

Source: Journal of Discourses

“It is criminal negligence to leave suckers lying around to tempt honest men.”

Men Lying Atheism Honest Criminals Honest Man Sucker Negligence

Author:Wilson Mizner

“Deception, flattering, lying, deluding, talking behind the back, putting up a false front, living in borrowed splendor, wearing a mask, hiding behind convention, playing a role for others and for oneself -- in short, a continuous fluttering around the solitary flame of vanity -- is so much the rule and the law among men that there is almost nothing which is less comprehensible than how an honest and pure drive for truth could have arisen among them.”

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

“It's correct that I'm a bad loser. Why should I lie? If I was good at losing I wouldn't be in Formula 1. I think it's more honest to act how you really feel than pretending to be the smiling boy who actually isn't in the mood to smile.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Should Lying Boys Honest Losing Mood Loser Pretending Formulas Should I Formula 1

Author:Sebastian Vettel

“Part of growing up was learning not to be quite that honest - learning when it was better to lie, rather than to hurt someone with the truth.”

Lying Hurt Growing Up Growing Honest Hurts Someone

Book:Nineteen Minutes: A novel

Source: Nineteen Minutes: A novel

“But the thing is, from the perspective of a novelist there is a brand of lying that feels more honest than the actual facts of an event. Lying as a way to move closer to the truth, or to illuminate ow something actually feels in a way the mere facts cannot.”

Way Feels Facts Moving Lying Honest Events Perspective Mere Brands Novelists

Author:Ron Currie Jr.