Philosophy Quote by R. Scott Bakker

“For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived, and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.”

— John F. Kennedy

“To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again,…

— George Orwell

“The greatest enemy of truth is often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.”

— Steve Berry

“Truths designed to mislead are just as bad as lies.”

— Courtney Milan

“Let the fires of truth burn away your false life and your excuses, fears, blaming, doubts and illusions of insignificance.”

— Bryant McGill

“The path of truth is profound—and so are the obstacles and possibilities for self-deception.”

— Chögyam Trungpa

“Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.”

— Patti Callahan Henry

“The truth can deceive as well as a lie.”

— Marie Rutkoski

“Thereby men do not flee from being deceived as much as from being damaged by deception: what they hate at this stage is basically…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The practice of deception is foolishness because the truth always eventually surfaces.”

— Hayley Solich

“Truth resists being projected into the realm of knowledge.”

— Walter Benjamin

“We are all masters of self-deceit. We can justify what we do and why we do it and that is what must be overcome…

— Dave O'Connor