Gunter Grass Quotes

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

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

I tell the truth where it's the ethical thing to do, but in terms of entertainment, there's a certain fun and enjoyment that can be added to the experience by a few judicious lies.

Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

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.

White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion.

Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.

A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.

A man had rather a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish to be told.

Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies.

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

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

If you have the ability to convince somebody of something that you don't necessarily think is the case, it's a valuable asset. Not that I'm, like, a pathological liar, but we spend most of the day not fully being honest, you know?

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.

The DMK and the Communists may have the habit of lying, but I don't come from a family that lies.

Telling lies is the easy bit, but telling the truth and pretending you are lying is hard.

No. Men should die for lies. But the truth is too precious to die for.

No mask like open truth to cover lies, As to go naked is the best disguise.

Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice.

The only part of you that hurts when you're given the truth is the part that lives on lies.

The perjurer's mother told white lies.

Why would anybody lie? The truth is always more colourful.

Sometimes truth is costly but not nearly as costly as deception.

because everybody lies. It's part of living in society .

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