Lying Quotes

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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
Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup. — Ludwig van Beethoven
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. — Robert Benchley
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. — Robert Benchley
Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground is the medium… — Walter Benjamin
He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest. — 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
A boxing workout is the heaviest thing, but it's the best. The worst part is that boxing gyms are the smelliest things in the universe.… — Gael Garcia Bernal
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. — Yogi Berra
All pitchers are liars or crybabies. — 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
You don't lie to your own doctor. You don't lie to your own attorney, and you don't lie to your employees. — Gordon Bethune
There are a lot of people out there who lie about their age and I think it does us all a disservice. It can't all… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself. — Theodor Adorno
Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. — Joe Biden
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. — Ambrose Bierce
Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth. — Theodor Adorno
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff. — Ambrose Bierce

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