It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.

Among the calamities of war may be jointly numbered the diminution of the love of truth, by the falsehood which interests dictates and credulity encourages

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.

A man would rather have a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish should be known.

A lie carries a weight that is exponentially higher than the truth. It’s weight will retard growth directly in proportion to the area lied.