A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
说谎
Lying
Falsehood is the Devil's daughter, and speaks her father's tongue.
谎言是魔鬼的女儿，说的是她父亲的舌头。
And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in a masquerade.
毕竟，什么是谎言?这不过是假面舞会里的事实。
Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!
噢，我们编织了一张多么复杂的网， 当我们第一次练习欺骗的时候!
The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth.
所有谎言中，最危险的是一个略微扭曲的事实。
Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
荷马教会了所有其他诗人巧妙地说谎的艺术。
A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt to be dangerous.
谎言是没有意义的，除非真相被认为是危险的。
He who is not sure of his memory should not undertake the trade of lying.
不确定自己记忆力的人不应该从事说谎的职业。
Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you said.
永远说实话。这样，你就不需要记住你说的话了。
A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble.
谎言为耶和华所憎恶。在患难中，是他随时的帮助。
Lying to other people isn’t hard. It’s lying to yourself that’s the trouble.
对别人说谎并不难。对自己说谎才是问题所在。
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.
人们说谎最多的时候是打猎之后、战争期间或选举之前。
It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.
讲真话、揭穿谎言是知识分子的责任。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!
所以人们认为我一直在谎报年龄?是记录错了。我从来没有告诉过任何人我有多大。他们一问我，我就说:‘这不关你的事。所以这意味着我从来没有谎报过自己的年龄。现在这是真的!
Lying is done with words and also with silence.
说谎既要用言语，也要用沉默。
A good memory is needed after one has lied.
说谎之后，要有良好的记忆力。
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic
真相的最大敌人往往不是谎言——故意的、做作的、不诚实的——而是神话——持久的、有说服力的、不切实际的
Lying is for the weak-minded. If you can’t think of a truthful way to solve your problems, you’re not thinking hard enough.
说谎是弱者的专利。如果你想不出一个真实的方法来解决你的问题，你就想得不够努力。
Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
好奇心等待着每一个秘密。