Benjamin N. Cardozo Quotes

There is none who does not lie hourly in the respect he pays to false appearance.

Dishonesty is the raw material not of quacks only, but also in great part dupes.

Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived.

If you're lying, you're lying.

There are at least eighty liars in the convention.

... the most notorious liar in the country.

People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.

If we dealt only with the false and dishonest, we should at last forget how to speak truth.

One little lie or dishonest act leads to another until the perpetrator is caught in the web of deceit.

In Hollywood, lying is something that people do like breathing.

Everything he did was at least partial and often total bullshit” (402).

I have a certain experience of the way people tell lies.

Lies are usually attempts to make everything simpler - for the liar - than it really is, or ought to be.

Everybody lies...every day, every hour, awake, asleep, in his dreams, in his joy, in his mourning. If he keeps his tongue still his hands, his feet, his eyes, his attitude will convey deception.

Lying became part of my life. I lied if I needed to lie to get something or get out of something

The world loves to be deceived.

The whole world is run on bluff.

Lying does exist in crazy forms.

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.

I think I lie way too much to even know what I've lied about.

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour.

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.

If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.

Faked enthusiasm is worse than bad acting - it is bad acting with the intent to deceive.

Well, the truth is that a lot of people lie about their health, they lie about the finances, they lie about things at work, they lie about things.