I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy. Samuel Butler
The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way. Samuel Butler
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. Samuel Butler
And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in a masquerade. Lord Byron
All truth is not to be told at all times. Thomas Fuller
Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another. Homer
I deny the lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man for fear of alarming him; you have no business with consequences you are to tell the truth. Samuel Johnson