LYING See also: Dishonesty | 欺騙 |
It is easy to tell one lie, but not easy to tell
just one lie. Mark Twain 說一個謊很容易,但是光說一個謊可不容易。 |
Nothing is rarer than a
solitary lie; for lies breed like toads; you cannot tell one but out it comes with a
hundred young ones on its back. Washington Allston 沒有比光說一個謊還難得的事情了;因為謊言的繁殖就像蟾蜍一樣;你不可能光說一個謊而不會引起後面無數謊言的。 |
A good memory is needed once you have lied. Niccolò Machiavelli 一旦你開始說謊,你就需要有很好的記憶力。 |
The ability to lie is always
a liability. Clarence Darrow 撒謊的能力永遠是一種負擔。 |
All that one gains by falsehood is not to be
believed when he speaks the truth. Aristotle 一個人若靠欺瞞而得,當他說真話時,別人也不相信。 |
Better to die than to lie. Thomas Brooks 毋寧死而不說謊。 |
Liars pervert the end for which God created speech. Thomas Brooks 騙子濫用上帝創造語言的目的。 |
Sin has many tools, but a
lie is the handle that fits them all. Oliver Wendell Holmes 罪惡有許多工具,而一個謊言就是適用於一切罪惡工具的把手。 |
None but cowards lie. Arthur Muphy 只有懦夫會說謊。 |