It is twice as hard to crush a half-truth as a whole lie.
Lie: A very poor substitute for the truth, but the only one discovered to date.
I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speak the truth, and they never believe me.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.
It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior imapartiality.