Edward Young Quotes

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.

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

I'm not a particularly good liar.

I've always operated under the notion that audiences don't always know when they're being lied to, but that they always know when they're being told the truth.

A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

I'm not a liar.

When the truth changes from your speaking, you know you have told the truth.

At the end of the day, I believe truth is stronger than any lie that's out there.

It's a weird thing about the truth: It protects you. What really makes you vulnerable is when you're lying because you're going to get caught. When you tell the truth, there's a strange relief that comes.

The truthful man is usually a liar.

I don't do much lying in real life because I don't get away with it.

I never lie in interviews.

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well.

I don't give false claims any due.

I'm not a liar; I'm a truth teller.

I don't have any reason to lie about anything.

I don't tell lies. I don't need to.

I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.

I am sincere, ma petite, even when I lie.

The truth is a precious commodity. That's why I use it so sparingly.

Truth is so good a thing that falsehood can not afford to be without it.

Though truth and falsehood be Near twins, yet truth a little elder is.

One drop of truth can outweigh an ocean of lies.

Through language, we can tell the truth and hear the truth spoken, just as we can be deceived. Sometimes it's a painful realization: we can be lied to. As I write, I think of myself as putting my eye under oath, so that what I write is the truth about my characters.