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Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.
Truth hurts only once but a lie hurts every time you remember it...
Truth hurts only once but a lie hurts every time you remember it...
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
Please don't lie to me, unless you're absolutely sure I'll never find out the truth.
Please don't lie to me, unless you're absolutely sure I'll never find out the truth.
Lies that build are better than truths that destroy.
Lies that build are better than truths that destroy.
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.
A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and read more
A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.
