Leo Tolstoy Quotes

I don't like to tell lies.

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

I never really tell lies, and sometimes it has worked against me.

I try not to lie to people - the only way to control the way you're perceived is to tell the truth.

Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death. I can work out a good character much faster than anyone can lie me out of it

I've always operated under the notion that audiences don't always know when they're being lied to, but that they always know when they're being told the truth.

Honesty will never break you.

Don't lie if you don't have to.

I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing.

All I want and all I even ask of people in Hollywood is look, just be honest with me. Please don't lie to me. Whatever the situation is, be honest with me.

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

I never lie to my fans.

Put away from you a dissembling mouth.

No matter what you do, be honest. That sticks out in Washington.

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

To be without guile is to be free of deceit, cunning, hypocrisy, and dishonesty in thought or action.

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

In love, I've been a deceiver. But I realized being honest is so much easier than lying and being deceitful.

I'm not a good liar. I just tell the truth; I think that's the best way.

I don't tell lies. I don't need to.

I cannot stand dishonesty among people, the tendency to prevaricate.

It is proof of sincerity, which I value above all things; as, between those who practice it, falsehood and malice work their efforts in vain.

I never encourage deceit, and falsehood, especially if you have got a bad memory, is the worst enemy a fellow can have. The fact is truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances are.

Lies don't fix things. They don't even make things easier, at least not in the long run. Best to tell the truth and then clean up an honest mess.

One drop of truth can outweigh an ocean of lies.