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Truth is the safest lie.

Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about lie, truth

Half truth is more frightening than falsehood.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu about lie, truth

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie, old, olderness

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie, old, olderness

It needs a Hundred Lies to cover a Single Lie

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie, old, olderness

You've made your bed and you must lie in/on it

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie, old, olderness

When the hen gets fat, she stops lying.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about lie

One lie spoils a thousand truths.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie

Sometimes a lie is kinder than a truth.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie, truth

One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie

If you lie the ancestors will punish you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, lie

A lie has many variations, the truth none.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie, truth

The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sadness, end, lie

The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie, truth

The sweetness of a kola nut doesn't lie in its sugar content.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie

Never let a friend lie in your sheep farm he might get hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie

You don't have to lie down at the spot where your enemy has thrown you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie, enemies

Tell your friend a lie, if he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about secret, lie, truth

If you choose to lie down with dogs, you must be prepared to wake up with fleas.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about lie, truth, world