Lies Quotes

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Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. — Thomas Carlyle
Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better, Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time. — Thomas Carlyle
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer. — Thomas Carlyle
Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! — Andrew Carnegie
But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's the writer or… — John le Carre
I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were… — Giacomo Casanova
Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it… — Giacomo Casanova
Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen. — Willa Cather
To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view,… — Willa Cather
Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion. — Kim Cattrall
Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice. — Miguel de Cervantes
Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation. — Paul Cezanne
The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often… — Marc Chagall
The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one… — Noam Chomsky
Today, the biggest challenge we must meet is the one we present to ourselves. To not become a nation that places entitlement ahead of accomplishment.… — Chris Christie
Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest. — Charles Churchill
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. — Winston Churchill
Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. — Winston Churchill
There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true. — Winston Churchill
Under each formula lies a corpse. — Emile M. Cioran

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