91 result(s) for Famous Quotes About Lying.
"Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived."
"A lie is an act of self-defense."
"The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth."
"A lie can lead to the truth, but the truth can never lead to a lie."
"To be persuasive, one must be believable; to be believable, one must be credible; to be credible, one must be truthful."
"The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around."
"One lie is enough to question all truths."
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"If you want to tell the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you."
"A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal."
"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it."
"The more a lie is pushed, the more truth pushes back."
"Truth is powerful and it prevails."
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."
"There's only one thing more dangerous than a lie: the truth."
"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth."
"I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."
"When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Take the reason for the mistake as a lesson for the future."
"You can’t lie to the people who love you."
"Truth is the first casualty of war."
"No legacy is so rich as honesty."
"Lies may not always be true, but they do always tell the truth about the liar."
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"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
"We are all a little dishonest; we lie to ourselves more than we lie to others."
"There’s no such thing as an innocent lie."
"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."
"Deception is a cruel act... It often entraps the deceiver."
"Better to be hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie."
"A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity."
"The truth is known only to those who have the courage to hear it."
"To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful."
"A lie, however, may in some cases be a very good thing."
"The truth hurts. I don’t want to hurt your feelings, so I’ll just lie."
"A liar should have a good memory."
"People don't believe lies because they have to, but because they want to."
"When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth."
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"A half truth is a whole lie."
"The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite."
"Lying is a cooperative act. It’s a socially binding contract."
"Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority."
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."
"A lie has speed, but truth has endurance."
"A truth spoken before its time is dangerous."
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters."
"There are no secrets that time does not reveal."
"Liars when they speak the truth are not believed."
"Lying is done with words, and also with silence."
"Who lies for you will lie against you."
"A truthful man can hardly be a good liar."
"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
"Lies are like scars on your soul. They destroy you."
"A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity."
"We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their actions."
"A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future."
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
"The truth may hurt for a little but a lie hurts forever."
"Lies can have different shades of truth."
"Deceit is the false road that leads to ruin."
"Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do."
"A lie is a mans best friend."
"He who speaks the truth stabs the devil in the eye."
"We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves."
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
"Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion."
"A man is as old as his spine is straight."
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
"Lies do not become truths, no matter how many times you repeat them."
"A half-truth is a whole lie."
"The worst part about being lied to is knowing you weren't worth the truth."
"Liars can be good at their craft, but ironically, they can’t build lasting relationships."
"People don't lie because they are bad. They lie because they are afraid."
"A lie is just a great story that someone ruined with the truth."
"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar."
"You can't catch a liar, but you can catch the lie."
"Lying is done with words and also with silence."
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
"The liar’s punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else."
"A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on."
"To be honest, to be kind—to earn a little, and to spend a little less; to make upon the whole, a happy family—this is my notion of happiness."
"There is nothing more painful than the truth when it is told to a liar."
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."
"The hallmark of a true liar is an inability to remember their lies."
"No one wants to hear the truth when the lie is a lot more fun."
"The lies we tell ourselves are the most difficult to uncover."
"Truth and honesty are vital to any relationship."
"It is easier to tell a lie than to live with the truth."
"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic."
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
"Sometimes the lie is more interesting than the truth."
"Be careful not to let your inner liar take control."
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