Pierre Corneille Quotes about Lying

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A liar is always lavish of oaths.

Pierre Corneille

Liars, Lying, Deceit

"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, Le Menteur, III. 5, p. 485-87, 1922.

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

Pierre Corneille

Lying, Games, Hype

A liar is full of oaths.

Pierre Corneille

Liars, Lying, Oath

Every brave man is a man of his word; to such base vices he cannot stoop, and shuns more than death the shame of lying.

Pierre Corneille

Lying, Men, Brave

These flattering mirrors reflect imperfectly what is within; the countenance is often a gay deceiver. What defects of mind lie hidden under its beauty! What fair exteriors conceal base souls!

Pierre Corneille

Lying, Gay, Mirrors