A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

About Mark Twain

Portrait of Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He has been praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature". Twain's novels include...

More quotations from Mark Twain

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.

Honesty is the best policy—when there is money in it.

More quotations tagged with “lies”

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.

—Jerome K. Jerome

The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others.

—H. L. Mencken

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

Sometimes the lies you tell are less frightening than the loneliness you might feel if you stopped telling them.

—Clare Booth Luce

Liars when they speak the truth are not believed.

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11 Jul 2015 Added