| English | Russian |
| by repeating a lie, you can convince yourself of its truth, but you can't make true an untruth | повторяя ложь можно убедить себя в её истинности, но ложь от этого не становится истиной (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| fighting one lie with another lie | борьба против одной лжи с помощью другой лжи (but the truth is more powerful than all lies combined Alex_Odeychuk) |
| lie to my face | лгать мне прямо в лицо (New York Times Alex_Odeychuk) |
| speak not, lie hidden, and conceal the way you dream, the things you feel | молчи, скрывайся и таи и чувства, и мечты свои (Тютчев в переводе Набокова Ремедиос_П) |
| stick my awl in the wall and lie down on my side | шило в стенку – и на боковую залечь (the image is a cobbler who finishes his work, sticks his awl into a piece of wood (so he doesn’t lose it or sit on it) and then curls up to go to sleep Alex_Odeychuk) |
| the tale's a lie, but it's got a hint! for a good pal it's a tip | сказка ложь, да в ней намёк! добрым молодцам урок (VLZ_58) |
