Decided Quote by Thomas William Hodgson Crosland

Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own…

— Sophie Hannah

The claws of Truth were painful. The lies tore away like scabs, and John bled there for hours, stifling his cries of pain in…

— Anonymous

“Then the liars and swearers are fools, for there are liars and swearers enough to beat the honest men and hang up them.”

— William Shakespeare

They kept the lie going, and the people loved it.

— Libba Bray

“Here in Massachusetts those convicted were hanged without any chance of a fair trial.  Their fates sealed by horrible men – witch hunters -…

— Chelsea Bellingeri

The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore - on the contrary, they thought him too…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“A trial relied heavily on oaths, but both sides would bring as many liars as they could muster, and judgment usually went to the…

— Bernard Cornwell

“These people couldn’t be counted on for anything. All of their promises bled into lies.”

— Alexandra Bracken

The lie was dead And damned, and truth stood up instead.

— Robert Browning

A lie took two parties - the weaver of the tale and the sucker who so badly wanted to believe it.

— Jodi Picoult

“In the world of murder and mayhem, liars are losers. And they’re usually guilty.”

— J.A. Jance

The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

— George Bernard Shaw