(143 quotes found)
“The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.”
George Bernard Shaw
“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.”
Abraham Lincoln
“The liar and the thief rejoice in their first year only.”
Greek proverb
“Liars are always ready to take oaths.”
Vittorio Alfieri
“Doubt that the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love.”
William Shakespeare
“Great talker, great liar.”
French Proverb
“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.”
Aesop
“The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very basis of civilized society.”
Oscar Wilde
“He who does not need to lie is proud of not being a liar.”
Friedrich Nietzsche