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Lie Quotes by Jonathan Swift
- A lie is an excuse guarded
- It often happens that, if a lie be believed only for an hour, it has done its work, and there is no further occasion for…
- Brutes find out where their talents lie; A bear will not attempt to fly, A foundered horse will oft debate Before he tries a five…
- "Lawyers Are": Those whose interests and abilities lie in perverting, confounding and eluding the law.
- Brutes find out where their talents lie; a bear will not attempt to fly.
- A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your…
- Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in perverting, confounding and eluding them
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- A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically. — Diane Ackerman
- I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm afraid I… — Amy Adams
- Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying. — Mikhail Bakunin
- The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. — Lucille Ball
- Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by… — Drew Barrymore
- Barack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people. But, he… — Bob Beauprez
- Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup. — Ludwig van Beethoven
- Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground… — Walter Benjamin
- The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth. — Alfred Adler
- It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country. — Alfred Adler