Lies Quotes

5942 Lies quotes by 3132 unique authors

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry… — Henry Ward Beecher
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. — Henry Ward Beecher
The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein… — Joseph Addison
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. — Yogi Berra
One of the great advantages of cremation - apart from all sanitary conditions - lies in the swift restoration to Mother Nature of the material… — Annie Besant
Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward. — Ambrose Bierce
Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion. — Theodor Adorno
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. — Otto von Bismarck
The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to… — Tony Blair
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent. — William Blake
Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence. — Aeschylus
The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things. — John Boehner
History is a set of lies agreed upon. — Napoleon Bonaparte
I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other. — Napoleon Bonaparte
People don't throw your bags out of windows because of lies; they throw them out because of the truth. — Russell Brand
Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never wholly alone. — Elizabeth Bowen
In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action. — Louis D. Brandeis
America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and… — Louis D. Brandeis
Truth exists; only lies are invented. — Georges Braque
But how carve way i' the life that lies before, If bent on groaning ever for the past? — Robert Browning
The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with… — Jean de la Bruyere
Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect. — Jean de la Bruyere
In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book.… — Pearl S. Buck
Sure, I've done movies in which I was embarrassed by my performance, or might not have cared for a co-star. Then I'd have to tell… — Sandra Bullock
Fortunately, somewhere between chance and mystery lies imagination, the only thing that protects our freedom, despite the fact that people keep trying to reduce it… — Luis Bunuel

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