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    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.

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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.

by Aristotle Found in: Lies Quotes,
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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...

by Jerose Found in: Lies Quotes,
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Liar: A lawyer with a roving commission.

Liar: A lawyer with a roving commission.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Lies Quotes,
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No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.

No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Lies Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by Richard Bach Found in: Lies Quotes,
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I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.

I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.

by Le Corbusier Found in: Lies Quotes,
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Never forget that a half truth is a whole lie.

Never forget that a half truth is a whole lie.

by Source Unknown Found in: Lies Quotes,
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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.

by James Thurber Found in: Lies Quotes,
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