We Lie Quotes

67 quotes by 59 authors

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him. — Samuel Butler
We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to… — John le Carre
What can be said in New Year rhymes, That's not been said a thousand times? The new years come, the old years go, We know… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Go, stranger, and tell the Lacedaemonians that here we lie, obedient to their commands. — Leonidas I
Maybe if we lie down our brains will work. — Jerry Seinfeld
The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles,… — William Cowper
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves. — Eric Hoffer
If to die honorably is the greatest Part of virtue, for us fate's done her best. Because we fought to crown Greece with freedom We… — Simonides of Ceos
... fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we are going to do with marriage when we get there-because we lie that the… — Masha Gessen
While we lie tumbling in the hay. — William Shakespeare
We lie in the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us receivers of its truth and organ of its activity. When we discern justice, when… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is it about the government and its agents and employees that they can lie to us with impunity, but we risk being sent to… — Andrew Napolitano
Tis not where we lie but whence we fell; the loss of Heaven's the greatest pain in Hell. — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
The long days seduce all thought away, and we lie like the lizards in the sun, postponing our lives indefinitely. — Elizabeth Smart
In talking about the past, we lie with every breath we draw. — William Maxwell
Art arises from loss. I wish this weren't the case. I wish that every time I met a new woman and she rocked my world,… — Steve Almond
Tis true, 'tis day; what though it be? O wilt thou therefore rise from me? Why should we rise, because 'tis light? Did we lie… — John Donne
The stomach, when we lie down to rest, should have its work done, that it may enjoy rest, as well as other portions of the… — Ellen G. White
Commit to stop making excuses. When we make excuses, we lie to ourselves and continue bad habits. — Joyce Meyer
There are souls beneath that water. Fixed in slimethey speak their piece, end it, and start again:'Sullen were we in the air made sweet by… — Dante Alighieri

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