“A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.”

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”

“A historian who would convey the truth must lie. Often he must enlarge the truth by diameters, otherwise his reader would not be able to see it.”

“Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.”

“Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.”

“The history of our race, and each individual’s experience, are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.”

“One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.”