Affront Quote by Judith McNaught

Lying is sometimes acted, insinuated, or implied, in a manner as injurious and shameful as when the falsehood is spoken outright.

— Elias Lyman Magoon

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

“In my opinion, a lie is a physical act, verbal statement, or omission, deliberately designed to deceive another of the truth.”

— David Craig

A lie is an act of theft. It steals peoples faith and makes them resent themselves

— James Lee Burke

A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble.

— Adlai Stevenson I

“A lie means saying something with a deliberate intent to deceive, and what I did is more like embellish the truth.”

— Debbie Mason

“Lying is universal - we all do it. Therefore, the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to…

— Mark Twain

Lies are usually attempts to make everything simpler - for the liar - than it really is, or ought to be.

— Adrienne Rich

What is a lie? It is to say what is real is not real. It is to deny the existence of what exists.

— Peter Nivio Zarlenga

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to…

— Samuel Butler

“A lie distorts the image of reality. It is a delusion of the human mind which can disrupt an individual's sense of what is…

— Eraldo Banovac

“What has become clear is that lies are just a temporary solution to a permanent problem. Lying to spare a person's feelings, even when…

— Veronica Roth