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Lying 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.
- Above all, do not lie to yourself.
- Above all, don't lie to yourself.
- 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…
- Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.
- 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…
- Lying is a delightful thing for it leads to the truth.
- Man is bound to lie about himself
- If he's honest, he'll steal; if he's human, he'll murder; if he's faithful, he'll deceive.
- With old liars who have been acting all their lives there are moments when they enter so completely into their part that they tremble or…
- 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.
- Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.
- 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…
- All of a sudden I became aware of a little star in one of those patches and I began looking at it intently. That was…
- the most offensive is not their lying—one can always forgive lying—lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth—what is offensive is that they…
- they may all be drunk at my place, but they're all honest, and though we do lie-because I lie, too-in the end we'll lie our…
- 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 Lying Quotes
- The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar… — Hannah Arendt
- Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can… — Hannah Arendt
- 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
- Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in… — Aristotle
- I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety. — Kevyn Aucoin
- I don't want to lie. I dislike dishonesty. And I work in Hollywood, a town and a business that relies on a… — David Arquette
- The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the… — Mary Astell
- 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
- A man should be upright, not be kept upright. — Marcus Aurelius
- The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. — Marcus Aurelius