You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it
Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies read more
Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.
What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we read more
The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. We do this because we're afraid. We fear we will not find love, and when we find it we fear we'll lose it. We fear that if we do not have love we will be unhappy.
No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.
Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.
You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.
