Though it be honest, it is never good to bring bad news.

Suspect him the most who trusts the least.

A proof tells us where to concentrate our doubts.

The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.

In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

The true way to be deceived is to think oneself more clever than others.

There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill.

One's own self is well hidden from one's own self; of all mines of treasure, one's own is the last to be dug up.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

There are times when lying is the most sacred of duties.

Crafty men deal in generalizations.

Truth is a torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it.

It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself.

Success has always been a great liar.

The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.

Many a truth is spoke in jest.