When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

Humor is the good natured side of a truth.

Homely truth is unpalatable.

Among other common lies, we have the silent lie - the deception which one conveys by simply keeping still and concealing the truth. Many obstinate truth-mongers indulge in this dissipation, imagining that if they speak no lie, they lie not at all.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.