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It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian. – John Updike

Reality is bad enough. Why should I tell the truth? – Patrick Sky

Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. – Slovenian Proverb

Always tell the truth. Even if you have to make it up. – Author Unknown

The cruelest lies are often told in silence. – Adlai Stevenson

The truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing it is almost the only courageous thing left to do. – E.V. Lucas

The highest compact we can make with our fellow is — “Let there be truth between us two forevermore.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Often the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth. – Mark Twain, Following the Equator

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

The truth needs so little rehearsal. – Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks. – Lin Yutang

As important in a trusting relationship as the truths you share are the lies you never have to tell. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation. – Saki

Some people will not tolerate such emotional honesty in communication. They would rather defend their dishonesty on the grounds that it might hurt others. Therefore, having rationalized their phoniness into nobility, they settle for superficial relationships. – Author Unknown

Somewhere between the honest truth and the deceptive lie is the deceptive truth and the honest lie. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

It takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen. – Homer Simpson, The Simpsons

It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar. – Jerome K. Jerome

Am I lying to you if I tell you the same lie I tell myself? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

He that jokes confesses. – Italian Proverb

A thread will tie an honest man better than a chain a rogue. – Scottish Proverb