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What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old read more
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.
Secrets are made to be found out with time.
Secrets are made to be found out with time.
That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.
That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.
He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the read more
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's read more
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
Why is it that fools always have the instinct to hunt out the unpleasant secrets of life, and the hardiness read more
Why is it that fools always have the instinct to hunt out the unpleasant secrets of life, and the hardiness to mention them?
