The continuous mutual abuse of groups holding differing views, which we witness in the newspapers, will certainly never lead to progress. Abuse convinces no one; it only degrades and brutalizes the abuser. Lies and unjust accusations achieve still less; they often finally boomerang on those who orig…
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It may be that Christians, notwithstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowship in service, may still be left to their loneliness. The final break-through to fellowship does not occur, because, though they have fellowship with one another as believers and as devout people, they…
For the last forty or fifty miles we had on board a strange, vulgar-looking fellow, who had been all over the world; spoke Latin, French, and Spanish; and in the course of three hours told me more than a hundred lies; probably some itinerant Irish schoolmaster.
Wine is the Truth, that kills all lies.
Everyone lies at some point in their life. The important questions are where, about what, and how often?
How easy it was to lie to strangers, to create with strangers the versions of our lives that we have imagined.
Conscience has an unmistakable stink to it, sort of like raw onions and morning breath. But a lie stinks even more when it’s coming from someone who isn’t used to lying. It’s more like rotten eggs and horse shit.
It's the lies that undo us. It's the lies we think we need to survive. When was the last time you told the truth?
You know, I'm starting to get why parents lie to their kids. You want them to believe that the worst thing out there is to mix some Pop Rocks and Coke. Protect them from the real evil. You want them going to bed feeling safe. If that means lying to them, so be it. More I think about it...more I wish…
— Andrew Dabb, Daniel Loflin, Dean Winchester, Jensen Ackles, imdb.com
Inside the club, there had to be truth. Our word was our honor. But outside, it was all about deception. Lies were our defense, our default. To survive, you had to master the art of perjury. The lie and the truth had to feel the same. But once you learned that skill, nobody knows the truth in or out…
I know I'm lying when I say 'I'm fine' to anyone who asks. I know I'm lying when I say 'I don't love you anymore.' I know I'm lying when I keep telling myself that 'This pain will make me stronger.'
The United States brags about its political system, but the [American] President says one thing during the election; something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves.
Honestly you have to fight!
People will believe anything the computer tells them, even when it's a lie.
I'm someone who'd rather understand reality than play pretend.
— Erin Maher, Kay Reindl, Violet Adams, Liza Koshy, imdb.com
Um, well I'm just not used to being dishonest with people that I care about.
Together, you break down each other's delusions, the lies we tell ourselves, the lies that we tell others.
Your fragile house of lies? It could collapse at any moment.
False witness has overwhelmed honesty.
I am reminded that when untruths go unaddressed for too long, they can become fixed.