Quotes & Sayings About Lies And Rumours

People would say bad things about you, because it is the only way their insignificant self can feel better than you. — Dennis E. Adonis

A deceitful tongue will always be good at twisting the truth. — Dennis Adonis

Yet simple souls, their faith it knows no stint:
Things least to be believed are most preferred.
All counterfeits, as from truth's sacred mint,
Are readily believed if once put down in print — John Clare

I made up three lists: Candidate's Accomplishments (real and imaginary), Accusations Against Opponent (including rumours, allegations, innuendos, and lies), and Empty Promises (the more improbable, the better). Then it was merely a matter of taking various combinations of items from the three lists, throwing in some bombast, tossing in a few local references, and, there it was - a brand new speech. — Rohinton Mistry