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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.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
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
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.
Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.
Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all read more
Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.
Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen.
Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen.
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.
As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.
As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.
