False Quotes

1931 quotes by 1326 authors

All false practices and affections of knowledge are more odious to God, and deserve to be so to men, than any want or defect of… — Thomas Sprat
If you begin with the middle-tone and work up from it toward the darks so that you deal last with your highest lights and darkest… — John Singer Sargent
Deceit is the false road to happiness; and all the joys we travel through to vice, like fairy banquets, vanish when we touch them. — Aaron Hill
Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to publick… — James F. Cooper
If I could get the ear of every young man but for one word, it would be this: make the most and best of yourself.… — Thornton T. Munger
On the one hand it is said that the aim and object of music is to excite emotions, i.e., pleasurable emotions; on the other hand,… — Eduard Hanslick
Whatever I do seems artificial and false, to me. — Jasper Johns
It should not be forgotten that art is not a science where the latest 'correct' theory declares the old to be false and erases it. — Wassily Kandinsky
I tried to walk a line between acting lawfully and testifying falsely, but I now recognize that I did not fully accomplish this goal and… — Monica Lewinsky
Being famous gives you a lot of illusions of false self, of self-importance, a grandiosity, it becomes difficult to stay humble and real. You see… — Lili Taylor
Truth does not need argument, agreement, theories or beliefs. There is only one test for it and that is to ask yourself 'Is the statement… — Barry Long
It is to be remedied that the false traitors will suffer no man to come into the king's presence for no cause without bribes where… — Jack Cade
Just because someone thinks they remember something in detail, with confidence and with emotion, does not mean that it actually happened, .. False memories have… — Elizabeth Loftus
Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And when a person does not… — Julian Simon
Unfortunately, in seeing ourselves as we truly are, not all that we see is beautiful and attractive. This is undoubtedly part of the reason we… — Basil Pennington
Muhammad was a prince; he rallied his compatriots around him. In a few years, the Muslims conquered half of the world. They plucked more souls… — Napoleon Bonaparte
When any opinion leads us into absurdities, 'tis certainly false; but 'tis not certain an opinion is false, because 'tis of dangerous consequence. — David Hume
We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts. It is the public that is being asked to… — Rachel Carson
False hope is nicer than no hope at all. — Edgar Allan Poe
Don't try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination. — Pythagoras

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