The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It is like a fog and the clear wind blows it away and the sun burns it off.

Quote by Ernest Hemingwa

Topics: Lies Quotes, Truth Quotes

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretoken opinions; else, whatsoever is done...

In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretoken opinions; else, whatsoever is done...

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I...

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I...

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight...

I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight...

What's better? A lie that draws a smile or the truth that draws a tear?

What's better? A lie that draws a smile or the truth that draws a tear?

I long for scenes where man has never trod A place where woman never smiled...

I long for scenes where man has never trod A place where woman never smiled...

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

Figures never lie, but liars often figure

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which...

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which...

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

When you said you will be there for me, guess you meant only when times...

When you said you will be there for me, guess you meant only when times...

Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe...

Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe...

[There is] no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...

[There is] no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...

A liar freely gives his oath

A liar freely gives his oath

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me...

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me...

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages...

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages...

It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie...

It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie...

In the past, when I have felt the nudging of the Holy Spirit to step...

In the past, when I have felt the nudging of the Holy Spirit to step...

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.