Vaclav Havel Quotes

A lie should be trampled on and extinguished wherever found.

Lying is the rule, not the exception.

I lied all my life.

A lie cannot live.

White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion.

A lie never lives to be old.

Nobody can honestly say that they never lie.

It is impossible for someone to lie unless he thinks he knows the truth. A person who lies is thereby responding to the truth, and he is to that extent respectful of it.

… he knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech.

Liar' is the best work I've done.

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

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

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.

Lying is the greatest of all sins.

If you're lying, you're lying.

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

Liars are always most disposed to swear.

Not all teammates tell the truth.

If what is communicated is false, it can hardly be called communication.

The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.

I'm a really bad liar.

People for the most part can smell lies.

Anybody can make something up and have it sound believable. The hard part is remembering all the lies you've told, and all the people you've told them to, and then living the lies that have become your life.

I don't like being lied to.