Quintilian Quotes

A liar should have a good memory.

Liars need to have good memories.

Liars are always most disposed to swear.

It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

It takes good memory to keep up a lie.

Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.

… the most transparent liar I have ever met

He [Lyndon Baines Johnson] lies, even when he doesn’t have to.

You get so used to lying that after a while it’s hard to remember what the truth is.

I've become very conscious of how easy it is for people to lie.

I lied all my life.

I don't use the word 'lying' easily.

A lot of people are afraid to lie to me.

The trouble with a liar is he can't remember what he said.

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

I can't say why people lie; they just do. Everyone has their own reasons for not telling the truth.

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

Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.

Lying can never save us from another lie.

To be a liar, you've got to have a great memory, and I don't have a memory.

A lie never lives to be old.

When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.

I don't like being lied to.

There are at least eighty liars in the convention.