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Lies Quotes by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he…
- It is not the real punishment. The only effectual one, the only deterrent and softening one, lies in the recognition of sin by conscience.
- Happiness lies not in happiness but only in the attempt to achieve it.
- Humanity can live without science, it can live without bread, but it cannot live without beauty. Without beauty, there would be nothing left to do…
- Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot…
- Brother, I’m not depressed and haven’t lost spirit. Life everywhere is life, life is in ourselves and not in the external. There will be people…
- The man who lies to himself can be more easily offended than anyone else. You know it is sometimes very pleasant to take offense, isn't…
- Obedience, fasting, and prayer are laughed at, yet only through them lies the way to real true freedom. I cut off my superfluous and unnecessary…
- For a woman, all resurrection, all salvation, from whatever perdition, lies in love; in fact, it is her only way to it.
- Above all, avoid lies, all lies, especially the lie to yourself. Keep watch on your own lie and examine it every hour, every minute. And…
- The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
- Equality lies only in human moral dignity. ... Let there be brothers first, then there will be brotherhood, and only then will there be a…
- Above all, do not lie to yourself. A man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where he…
More Lies Quotes
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety. — Kevyn Aucoin
- It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. — Marcus Aurelius
- It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. — Diane Ackerman
- To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. — Teresa of Avila
- Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. — Francis Bacon
- I am not responsible for all the journalists in the past that have told lies. — David Bailey
- Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying. — Mikhail Bakunin
- This contradiction lies here: they wish God, and they wish humanity. They persist in connecting two terms which, once separated, can come… — Mikhail Bakunin