Travelers from afar can lie with impunity. ~ French Proverb [19113]

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A proverb never lies; it is only its meaning which deceives. — German proverb

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Never tell tales out of school. ~ English Proverb [17845]

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With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~ Russian Proverb [19552]

A half-truth is a whole lie. ~ Yiddish Proverb [15013]

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What is hidden in snow comes forth in the thaw. ~ Swedish Proverb [19273]

Truth is the safest lie. ~ Yiddish Proverb [19127]

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One falsehood spoils a thousand truths. ~ Ghanaian Proverb [18065]

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One lie is a lie, two lies are lies, but three is politics! ~ Yiddish Proverb [18050]

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Love tells us many things that are not so. ~ Ukranian Proverb [17688]

Listening to a liar is like drinking warm water. ~ Native American Proverb, Tribe Unknown [17655]

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Lies that build are better than truths that destroy. ~ Senegalese Proverb [17627]

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A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting its shoes on. ~ English Proverb, American [17451]

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If lies were as heavy as stones to carry, many would speak only the truth. ~ Swedish Proverb [17301]

If every lie were to knock out a tooth, there would be many toothless people. ~ Swedish Proverb [17132]

He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth. ~ Saudi Proverb [16917]

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Dead men tell no lies. ~ English Proverb, American [16087]

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Dead men tell no tales.
Dead men do not bite.

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Better a lie that heals than a truth that wounds. ~ Czech Proverb [15906]

Better to suffer for the truth than be praised for the lie. ~ Swedish Proverb [15855]

Ask no questions and hear no lies. ~ American Proverb [15770]