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He who has not a good memory should never take upon himself the trade of lying.

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Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.

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Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.

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A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

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The more you talk to yourself, the more apt you are to lie.

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A fellow who says he has never told a lie has just told one.

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It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that no one has heard before.

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All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.

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A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

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I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and women trample themselves in the mire and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amid the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail.

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