Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.
Agatha ChristieRead
When you find that people are not telling you the truth---look out!
Interpretation
What this quote means
Be cautious when others are dishonest with you.
This quote emphasizes the importance of truthfulness in human interactions. It suggests that when you realize that people around you are not being honest, it is a signal to be careful and alert, as dishonesty can lead to various negative consequences in relationships and situations.
Themes
TruthHonestyCautionRelationshipsAwareness
In practice
Example use cases
During a team meeting, you might say, 'As Agatha Christie wisely noted, when you find that people are not telling you the truth---look out!'
More from Agatha Christie
All quotes βBest of an island is once you get there - you can't go any farther...you've come to the end of things.
Agatha ChristieRead
Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
Agatha ChristieRead
I have wanted . . . to commit a murder myself. I recognized this as the desire of the artist to express himself! . . . But-incongruous as it may seem to some-I was restrained and hampered by my innate sense of justice. The innocent must not suffer.
Agatha ChristieRead
Sitting here with one's knitting, one just sees the facts. -"The Blood-Stained Pavement
Agatha ChristieRead
No, my friend, I am not drunk. I have just been to the dentist, and need not return for another six months! Is it not the most beautiful thought? --Poirot
Agatha ChristieRead
Similar quotes
The important thing is not whatever nonsense the voices are saying, but what the voices are feeling.
John GreenRead
He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and you will see the effect when the weaving of a life-time is unraveled.
William Ellery ChanningRead
It is often very illuminating...to ask yourself how you got at the facts on which you base your opinion. Who actually saw, heard, felt, counted, named the thing, about which you have an opinion?
Walter LippmannRead
Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him. And this decides whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not.
Viktor E. FranklRead
It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them, say, disappear; about two of them nothing can be done, so it's no use worrying; and two perhaps can be settled.
Winston ChurchillRead
I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.
Christopher HitchensRead