Lying Quotes

8656 quotes by 4266 authors

The essence of any religion lies solely in the answer to the question: why do I exist, and what is my relationship to the infinite… — Leo Tolstoy
... superstitions, which, being unable to defend themselves on fair ground, raise these intangling brambles to cover and protect their weakness. Chased from the open… — David Hume
The politer the society, the greater the lies it requires. — Lincoln Steffens
Lies are the mortar that binds the savage individual man into the social masonry. — H.G. Wells
Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack. — Sun Tzu
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting. — Sun Tzu
In the middle of chaos lies opportunity. — Bruce Lee
Your excuses are nothing more than the lies your fears have sold you. — Robin Sharma
The portion we see of human beings is very small: their formats and faces, voices and words.... beyond these, like an immense dark continent, lies… — Freya Stark
All who are caught in its seductive, tantalizing web and remain so will become addicted to its immoral, destructive influence. For many, that addiction cannot… — Richard G. Scott
The best hope for peace in the world lies in the simple but far-reaching recognition that we all have many different associations and affiliations, and… — Amartya Sen
Life is never easy so that is why I never lie about my age. I want credit for every damned year. — Lionel Shriver
After filming I like to go home and lie down with my daughter and have a glass of wine so I don't really socialize with… — Izabella Scorupco
I am definitely a Type A personality, always rushing around, trying to do too much, not good at just lying on the beach. But I'm… — Amy Chua
Two simple principles lie at the bottom of the whole matter, and they may be precipitated into two rules. The first is that, when there… — H. L. Mencken
We cannot feel strongly toward the totally unlike because it is unimaginable, unrealizable; nor yet toward the wholly like because it is stale - identity… — Charles Horton Cooley
The resurrection is the keystone of the arch on which our faith is supported. If Christ has not risen, we must impeach all those witnesses… — Dwight L. Moody
Oh despise not election! therein lies all your hope, that there is a remnant who shall infallibly be saved. — Thomas Goodwin
Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty. — Raisa Gorbacheva
The interaction of genetic and external influences makes my behaviour unpredictable, but not undetermined. In the gap between those words lies freedom. — Matt Ridley

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