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Lying Quotes by Hilaire Belloc
- It has long been recognized by public men of all kinds. . . that statistics come under the head of lying, and that no lie…
- Matilda told such dreadful lies, It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes Her aunt, who, from her earliest youth, Had kept a strict regard…
- It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation
- The choice lies between property on the one hand and slavery, public or private, on the other. There is no third issue.
- The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.
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- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
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- I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety. — Kevyn Aucoin
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- 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