Habit Quote by Martha Gellhorn

I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which…

— Giacomo Casanova

Lying eats into the soul. If it becomes a habit it frays the edge of your spirit. Truth telling, although sometimes harder to do,…

— Theresa Breslin

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false…

— Abraham Cahan

Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out. It is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips,…

— John Tillotson

Habitual liars invent falsehoods not to gain any end or even to deceive their hearers, but to amuse themselves. It is partly practice and…

— William Hazlitt

“Lies are served like a fine delicacy. But beware, the truth of it all will sour, lodge in your throat, and choke your very…

— Jason E. Hodges

I have a certain experience of the way people tell lies.

— Agatha Christie

Lies were something you told other people to make things easier, somehow - hopefully, for them, but often more selfishly for yourself.

— Anonymous

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

— Denis Diderot

Truth is like a surgery. It hurts but cures. Lie is like a pain killer. It gives instant relief but has side effects forever.

— Shubham Chhabra

Truth is just as essential to nourishing the mind as food is to nourishing the body. The more fully you live each moment in…

— Ralph Marston

The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.

— Holly Black