Quotes About Dishonesty

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself, too, if he could.

The only vice that can not be forgiven is hypocrisy.

It is, of course, the last resort of a liar to challenge his inquisitor to call him a liar directly.

In Washington, truth is never told in daylight hours or across a desk

Quand deux personnes se mentent sur le même sujet, il y a peu de chances de se démasquer.

Dishonesty is fundamental to the progressive cause since the cause is always about an imagined future whose panaceas cannot pass the test of experience.

Terrorism" is a word with little content - it is a label for brutalities committed by "the enemy", and from which one's own acts of destruction are exempted. It is an inchoate and emotionally laden concept, a semantic mirror of our dishonesty and a repository for everything about war that we would like to disavow. Making a sharp distinction between war and terrorism is at best a self-deceptive game.

The temple of truth has never suffered so much from woodpeckers on the outside as from termites within.

There is nothing that God hates so much as a liar.

Liars need to have good memories.

One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie

If you're going to lie, at least be good at it.

A liar must have a good memory. -Mendacem oportet esse memorem

Never was a government that was not composed of liars, malefactors and thieves.

If I had to use a single word to describe what is fundamentally wrong with government today, I would use the word fraud.

The United States is the most dishonest, ungodly, unspiritual nation that ever existed in the history of the planet.

You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.

I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.

Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.

Falsehood is never better than truth, theft better than honesty, treachery better than loyalty, cowardice better than courage.

There is no glory in honesty if it is destructive. And no shame in dishonesty if its goal is to offer grace.

When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.

Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favour.

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