A partial truth is the most common path to an entire lie.
Sometimes people who adamantly assert an opinion or view don't even hold it themselves.
I don't like the word 'allegorical', I don't like the word 'symbolic' - the word I really like is 'mythic', and people always think that means 'full of lies', whereas of course what it really means is...
Regarding the Forbidden Book:There comes a time in every civilization where the forces of goods and progressive thinking have to face the forces of ignorance, evil and tyranny.What becomes of the late...
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
A wise man once found peace in the practice of saying nothing, leaving the gossiper with no other choice but to fabricate gossip about a wise man saying nothing
Everyone lies to themselves, but many people do it with good intentions. They want to believe what they tell themselves, it is oftentimes the best possible version of reality for them. Although it may...
...The lies we tell, and let ourselves believe, in the name of love.The first thing you should know is that everyone lies. The second thing is that it matters.
Unveiling the lies that we live by can ultimately help reveal the truth.
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
The sad part is that you love her.... and she didn't love you back.
Money, Gun and Lie can solve almost all the problems.
I looked at her. Sheila was my girl--the girl I wanted--and wanted for keeps. But it wasn't any use having illusions about her. Sheila was a liar and probably always would be a liar. It was her way of...
My eyes in tearsHeart never sighsMy mind never fearsI conquer the lies
You can deceive yourself with truth too. That's an even more dangerous dream.
A DEAD STATESMANI could not dig: I dared not rob:Therefore I lied to please the mob.Now all my lies are proved untrueAnd I must face the men I slew.What tale shall serve me here among
When the dead departed, they took away any falsehoods that they might have allowed us to believe while alive; we who are left behind have to embark on a different life, since the dead are no longer he...
Lying is a thriving vocation.
A DEAD STATESMANI could not dig: I dared not rob:Therefore I lied to please the mob.Now all my lies are proved untrueAnd I must face the men I slew.What tale shall serve me here amongMine angry and de...
Everything is fine, nobody is happy...
Showing 261 to 280 of 685 results