Samuel Langhorne Clemens Quotes on Truth
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Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.
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The silent colossal National Lie that is the support and confederate of all the tyrannies and shams and inequalities and unfairnesses that afflict the peoples - that is the one to throw bricks and sermons at.
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Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.
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A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
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Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you opportunity to commit more.
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You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.
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Only laughter can blow [a colossal humbug] to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
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A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on. (This has also been attributed to Winston Churchill.)
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This is petrified truth.
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There is something worse than ignorance, and that's knowing what ain't so.
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The minority is always in the right. The majority is always in the wrong.
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There are three kinds of lies - Lies, damned lies, and statistics.