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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.
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 lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.
No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.
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.
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth read more
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
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.
One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.
One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.
