In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word.

If you don't know how to die, don't worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don't bot…

In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page-boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk- they are all p…

I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.

The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe any one else.

To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.

Please don't lie to me, unless you're absolutely sure I'll never find out the truth.