J. C. Ryle Quotes

You can't lie to God - it's ridiculous.

There is an innocence in lying which is the sign of good faith in a cause.

You can't pray a lie -- I found that out.

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

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

I don't like to tell lies.

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

Don't tell lies, ever. No matter what - not even little white lies.

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.

The truthful man is usually a liar.

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

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

I don't cheat.

He hath a share of man's intelligence, but no share of man's falsehood.

There are few reasons for telling the truth, but for lying the number is infinite.

A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and a man who tells the truth, believing it to be a lie, is a liar.

We never deceive people to benefit them, for knavery is a compound of wickedness and falsehood.

Honesty's the best policy.

Never lie under any circumstances.

Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar

We have the right to lie, but not about the heart of the matter.

Be conscious of God and speak always the truth.

You cannot con an honest man.