Art Quote by Jean Cocteau

The only form of lying that is absolutely beyond reproach is lying for its own sake.

— Oscar Wilde

Lying is a false significance of speech, with a will to deceive, which cannot be cured but by shame and reason; it is a…

— Jon Jones

Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?

— Voltaire

Lying is an elementary means of self-defense.

— Susan Sontag

“Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, lessens the friction of social contacts. It is only in lies, wholeheartedly and bravely told, that…

— Clare Boothe Luce

Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

— Bergen Evans

Lying is a cooperative act. Think about it. A lie has no power whatsoever by its mere utterance. Its power emerges when someone else…

— Pamela Meyer

By lying, we deny others a view of the world as it is. Our dishonesty not only influences the choices they make, it often…

— Sam Harris

Lying does exist in crazy forms.

— Chris Pine

The aversion to lying is often a hidden ambition to render our words credible and weighty, and to attach a religious aspect to our…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts.

— Clare Boothe Luce