Eugene Labiche Quotes

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

Falsehood and delusion are allowed in no case whatsoever. But, as in the exercise of all the virtues, there is an economy of truth.

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interest of the country.

Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.

A white lie is always pardonable. But he who tells the truth without compulsion merits no leniency.

When we tell little white lies, we become progressively color-blind. It is better to remain silent than to mislead.

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

It's okay to lie as long as you reach a higher truth doing it.

Honesty is a complex and tricky thing, and we don't want to be honest all the time.

Don't tell lies, ever. No matter what - not even little white lies.

There's hostility to lying, and there should be.

Let him say what is true, let him say what is pleasing, let him utter no disagreeable truth, and let him utter no agreeable falsehood; that is the eternal law.

The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying.

When I became press secretary my father sent me a telegram and said, "Tell the truth if you can and if you can't tell the truth, don't tell a lie." That became very difficult to do.

Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; But when the truth entails tremendous ruin, To speak dishonorably is pardonable.

Don't lie about anything, ever. Lying leads to Hell.

I could never lie to someone to benefit myself, so telemarketing was something I was terrible at!

Sometimes it’s more noble to tell a small lie than to deliver a painful truth.

The umbrella that I live under is that you must be truthful with everyone except when to do so would injure them or others.

When treating with liars, even an honest man must lie.

I don’t like to lie – so there’d better be a good reason why I’m doing it.

A priestess of Avalon does not lie. But I am cast out of Avalon, and for this, and unless it is all to be for nothing, I must lie, and lie well and quickly

Honesty is always good, except when it's better to lie.

Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind.

What harm would it do, if a man told a good strong lie for the sake of the good.