2006-06-27 07:51:20 · 9 answers · asked by L D 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I am not sure what you will find historically about this quote, however, I know that back in the '50's it was a saying that many "southern" mothers would quote. The saying, as far as I know and heard my grandmothers and their friends talk about, means that if you 'dig deep into the lie a person obviously is telling, or has told, you will find that he/she is capable of, or has already stolen. " My mom would carry that statement further and even today, I find myself quoting it: " if you lie, you'll cheat, if you cheat, you'll steal..." I think that also falls into the same category. In a nutshell, if you are capable of lying, then there is nothing that you probably will not do. I hope this helps. It brought back memories.
2006-06-27 08:05:50 · answer #1 · answered by THE SINGER 7 · 24⤊ 0⤋
Just an old saying blacks in the south used to say that means a liar is a thief. Nothing more than that.
2014-06-07 07:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by Willie B. Hardigan 1 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The saying means, fabricate a lie (from scratch) in an investigation to find the truth.
2016-06-08 04:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by InfoWarrior 1 · 3⤊ 4⤋
F@#k the lie, if you'll lie you'll steal.
2017-04-02 22:47:26 · answer #4 · answered by Rodney E 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It basically mean that if a person will lie to you they will steal from you. When a person lie to you they have stolen your trust.
2017-04-02 13:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by Tigger 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree w/ above explanations. But, I think it's "liar" not "lie." And, I loved the movie "Ray."
2006-06-27 13:15:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
A liar steals your trust.
2006-07-03 03:13:38 · answer #7 · answered by bystander1212 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
i think that it means that if u find some one that had lied to u, and then u find out that they had taken ur trust.
2006-06-27 07:58:03 · answer #8 · answered by hoping_13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you dig in deeper into something, you'll find something aint right.
2006-06-27 07:55:58 · answer #9 · answered by frankramirez_81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋