Thomas Mann Quotes

The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

In the world in which we live, truth is an ancillary virtue, but it shouldn't be.

People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.

A falsehood in which some truth is not stated at the beginning, cannot be maintained in the end.

I'm not a fan of people making up lies, and I do feel I owe it to people to know what the truth is.

It is my belief... that the truth is generally preferable to lies.

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

A deception that elevates us is dearer than a host of low truths.

I am not honest.

I don't like to tell lies.

White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion.

Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.

The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

I'm not big on lying. I don't like that at all.

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

Truth is the cry of all, but the game of the few.

Liars sometimes tell the truth; they don’t tell lies all the time.

No lie can live forever.

Falsehood and delusion are allowed in no case whatsoever. But, as in the exercise of all the virtues, there is an economy of truth.

He who does not need to lie is proud of not being a liar.

Have you weaned yourself of your off-putting proclivity for not telling the truth/

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.