He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.

I’m not perfect. And who knows how many times I’ve fallen short. We all fall short. That’s the amazing thing about the grace of God.

When whole races and peoples conspire to propagate gigantic mute lies in the interest of tyrannies and shams, why should we care anything about the trifling lies told by individuals?

The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow eating agony of a lie is never lost.

And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a life.

Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.

Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

And then she understood the devilish cunning of the enemies’ plan. By mixing a little truth with it they had made their lie far stronger.

The purpose of Propaganda is to make one set of people forget that other sets of people are human.

If you cannot be honest with yourself, there is no hope of being honest with anyone else.

A thief is a man in need. A liar is a man in fear.

If you compromise your own conscience, you will weaken your conscience. Soon your conscience will fail to guide you and you never will have real wealth based on peace of mind.

The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.

The truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie.

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.

But truth is hard as adamant and tender as a blossom.

The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.

Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem, and have the richest fluency, not only in its words, but in the silent lines of its lips and face, and between the lashes of your eyes, and in every motion and joint of your body.

The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it and invent ridiculous embellishments.

No matter how outrageous a lie may be, it will be accepted if stated loudly enough and often enough.

Everything you said should be true but not everything true should be said.

None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith.