Books Quote by Stephen Leacock

In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.

— Stephen Leacock

In the matter of a difficult question it is more likely that the truth should have been discovered by the few than by the…

— Rene Descartes

Statistics is the art of lying by means of figures.

— Wilhelm Stekel

There are lies, damned lies and statistics.

— Mark Twain

It has long been recognized by public men of all kinds. . . that statistics come under the head of lying, and that no…

— Hilaire Belloc

The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed, for the vast masses of the nation are in…

— Adolf Hitler

A historian who would convey the truth has got to lie. Often he must enlarge the truth by diameters, otherwise his reader would not…

— Mark Twain

It is easy to lie with statistics; it is easier to lie without them.

— Frederick Mosteller

We lisp in numbers, in the U.S. We are deluged by ample, often mysterious statistics. ... Like many in this country, I have come…

— Martha Gellhorn

“From early youth we are accustomed to hearing falsified reports, and our minds have been saturated with prejudice for centuries, to the extent that…

— Sanchuniathon

“But that line had been obtained by the use of statistics, and as everyone knows there are three kinds of lies – lies, damned…

— Vladimir Rubtsov

“I have heard it said that if you tell a lie often enough, loudly enough, and long enough, the myth will become accepted as…

— Dave Ramsey