Lying Quotes

8656 quotes by 4266 authors

The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object. — George Henry Lewes
The virtue lies in the struggle, not the prize. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books. — Jean Rostand
And the end of the fight is tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear, "A Fool lies here who… — Rudyard Kipling
The love of truth lies at the root of much humor. — Robertson Davies
If you tell a lie, always rehearse it. If it don't sound good to you, it won't sound good to anybody. — Satchel Paige
The parents, the society, the state, the church, the educational system, they all depend on lies. As the child is born they start trapping it… — Rajneesh
Any action coming out of unconsciousness is sin. The action may look virtuous, but it cannot be. You may create a beautiful facade, a character,… — Rajneesh
The reality is just the opposite: the master does nothing. It is in your becoming a disciple that the whole mystery lies. It is in… — Rajneesh
What did you do as a child that made that hours pass like minutes? [Herein lies the key to your earthy pursuits.] — Carl Jung
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours, Lying so silent by night and by day Sleeping the years… — Will Carleton
Declare your jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see - Egoism, Arrogance, Conceit, Selfishness, Greed, Lust, Intolerance, Anger, Lying, Cheating, Gossiping and Slandering. If you… — Al-Ghazali
Some of the shells brought my heart into my mouth; lying there waiting for them was intolerable. I was sure I was going to be… — Hervey Allen
It is not without good reason, that he who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying. — Michel de Montaigne
Of all the animals, man is the only one that lies. — Mark Twain
Oh for someone with a heart, head and hand. Whatever they call them, what do I care, aristocrat, democrat, autocrat, just be it one that… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls. The least admixture of a lie-for example, the taint of vanity, the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man's reputation is not in his own keeping, but lies at the mercy of the profligacy of others. Calumny requires no proof. The throwing… — William Hazlitt
If you're not living your truth, you're living a lie. — Joseph Curiale

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