Advantage Quote by Mark Twain

“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

Sometimes we have to lie so that we do not needlessly hurt others. The important thing is that we are honest with ourselves. That…

— F. Sionil José

“This is the lie that is at the heart of our society, the lie that encourages every form of destructive self-indulgence to flourish: for…

— Theodore Dalrymple

We lie to ourselves in order that we may still have the excuse of ignorance, the alibi of stupidity and incomprehension, possessing which we…

— Aldous Huxley

To lie is vile, to tell truth is excellent, if not noble.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Deliver us from evil - from moral duplicity and weakness, from laziness and spiritual complacency, from those lies we tell ourselves from our fear…

— Rich Mullins

To lie, of course, is to engender insanity.

— Anais Nin

Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise…

— Napoleon Hill

We lie in order to tolerate our existence and, most of all, we lie to ourselves.

— Elena Ferrante

“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

I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any person lies in action.

— Pindar

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