Lying Quotes

8656 Lying quotes by 4266 unique authors

A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught. — Mark Twain
Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners.… — Quentin Crisp
What men call social virtues, good fellowship, is commonly but the virtue of pigs in a litter, which lie close together to keep each other… — Henry David Thoreau
Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle. The real extent… — Thomas Jefferson
A truth now and then projecting into the ocean of newspaper lies serves like headlands to correct our course. Indeed, my scepticism as to everything… — Thomas Jefferson
My father's nature turned out no waste product; he had none of that useless stuff in him that lies in heaps near factories. He took… — Margot Asquith
Every gay person must come out.... Once they realize we are indeed their children, we are indeed everywhere, every myth, every lie, every innuendo will… — Harvey Milk
Human beings are compelled to live within a lie, but they can be compelled to do so only because they are in fact capable of… — Vaclav Havel
Sleep sweetly, tender heart, in peace;Sleep, holy spirit, blessed soul,While the stars burn, the moons increase,And the great ages onward roll. Sleep till the end,… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal… — Will Smith
Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie. — John Milton
It is clear that the earth does not move, and that it does not lie elsewhere than at the center. — Aristotle
We must in imagination sweep off the drifted matter that clogs the surface of the ground; we must suppose all the covering of moss and… — Adam Sedgwick
In my own time there have been inventions of this sort, transparent windows tubes for diffusing warmth equally through all parts of a building short-hand,… — Seneca the Younger
The rich mind lies in the sun and sleeps, and is Nature. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life - there, if one must… — Marcus Aurelius
I have learned that there lies dormant in the souls of all men a penchant for some particular musical instrument an an unsuspected yearning to… — Mark Twain
He liked to think that Heaven was what each person wanted it to be. He could see no future in lying around on a fluffy… — Elmer Kelton
Try to begin things you feel you can do. To begin is enough-there is a boldness in beginning. And in boldness lies genius and magic. — Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet
My second husband and I were going through a bitter divorce, and I didn't have the money for a fancy-pants attorney. I didn't know how… — Sue Grafton
The greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government. — Charles Lindbergh
They never tell a lie, not a small fabrication, not a partial truth, nor any gross unreal statement. No lies at all, so they have… — Marlo Morgan
Your reality, Sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever! — Unknown Author
Even as we do all that's necessary to ensure Israel's security, even as we are clear-eyed about the difficult challenges before us, and even as… — Barack Obama
I never quite understood these actors - though I envy them sometimes - who can lie out for a year or two. I feel as… — Sylvester Stallone

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