George Savile Quotes

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

There is nothing that God hates so much as a liar.

The inability to lie is far from the love of truth.

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

All lies, white or black, disgrace a gentleman, although I grant there is a difference: to say the least of it, it is a dangerous habit, for white lies are but the gentleman ushers to black ones.

He who has once deviated from the truth, usually commits perjury with as little scruple as he would tell a lie.

Bad excuses are worse than none.

I've tried to do away with lying in my life in the last few years, but it's hard.

Living on hypocrisy is not a healthy diet for patriots.

You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught.

A lie faces God and shrinks from man.

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

Do the devils lie? No; for then even hell could not subsist.

On the whole, I should say that the person who likes to lie should never, in any circumstances, be allowed to. Leave the lying to the people who hate it. You will not find them indulging often.

It is not right or manly to lie even about Satan.

I'm a very firm believer that a liar is a cheat and a thief and a crook. I don't like liars. I never lie. I always told my own child, "If you murder somebody, tell me. I'll help you hide the body. But don't you lie to me.

Now you say you have to absolutely truthful. Sincerity is the main thing, and truthfulness is the main thing and don't lie to anybody ... and you'll get ahead. Brother you sure will. You'll get ahead right on that cycle of action, right toward zero! It's a trap not being able to prevaricate ... This makes life more colorful!

Truth, but not the whole truth, must be the invariable principle of every man who hath either religion, honour, or prudence. Thosewho violate it, may be cunning, but they are not able. Lies and perfidy are the refuge of fools and cowards.

In this age, lies were the universal lubricant of the culture. A love of Truth and commitment to it were seldom rewarded and were often punished.

Everyone can lie, young Roger, given cause enough. Even me. It's only that it's harder for those of us who live in glass faces; we have to think up our lies ahead of time.

Enough white lies can scorch the earth black.

A righteous man hates lying, But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

A new study found that most people can't go 10 minutes without lying. But since the study took 20 minutes nobody knows what to believe.

Everyone tells tiny lies, what's important really is the size.

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.