Dishonesty

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Against my soul's pure truth why labor you
To make it wander in an unknown field?

William Shakespeare

The Comedy of Errors

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Topic

Temptation Dishonesty Honesty Truth

Speaker

Antipholus of Syracuse

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Comedy of Errors

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1594 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Comedy of Errors. 1594, Gray's Inn Hall, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Comedy of Errors." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.

Achilles

Quoted in The Iliad, by Homer

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Topic

Dishonesty

Speaker

Achilles

Author

Homer

Source

The Iliad

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem

Language

Greek

Time

700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Homer. Ἰλιάς [The Iliad], edited by Demetrius Chalcondyles. Florence: Bernardus Nerlius and Demetrius Damilas, 1489, bk. 9, l. 312.

Current Citation

Homer. The Iliad, translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Oxford University Press, 2014, bk. 9, l. 312.

Sometimes it's easier living the lie.

Catch Me if You Can

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Topic

Truth and lies Dishonesty Lies

Speaker

Carl Hanratty

Actor

Tom Hanks

Source

Catch Me if You Can

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Crime (film) Comedy drama Crime

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Catch Me If You Can. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment/DreamWorks Pictures/Parkes/MacDonald Productions/Kemp Company/Splendid Pictures, 2002.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

Honoré de Balzac

La Comédie humaine

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Topic

Eloquence Dishonesty

Author

Honoré de Balzac

Source

Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées La Comédie humaine

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1842 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

De Balzac, Honoré. "Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées [Memoirs of Two Brides]." Scènes de la vie privée. Paris: Fume, 1842.

Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly...stupid.

Jack Sparrow

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

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Topic

Dishonesty

Speaker

Jack Sparrow

Actor

Johnny Depp

Source

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Medium

Film

Genre

Adventure (film) Fantasy (film) Adventure Fantasy

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Directed by Gore Verbinski, Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 2003.