Explore Quotes on Lying

Advertising is legalized lying.

See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.

You can't live a lie. You have to follow your heart.

Seeking to forget makes exile all the longer; the secret of redemption lies in remembrance.

The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded upon the spirituality of work.

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but lest, by a lie, it should persuade itself that it is not hungry.

There is no detachment where there is no pain. And there is no pain endured without hatred or lying unless detachment is present too.

When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door.

Short naps are good. Given modern workplace demands, this is not possible for many people - but if you have the option, try napping for ten to twenty minutes in the afternoon, preferably lying down in a darkened room.

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves.

If you have to lie, cheat, steal, obstruct and bully to get your point across, it must not be a point capable of surviving on its own merits.

Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

Perhaps nobody ever accomplishes all that he feels lies in him to do; but nearly every one who tries his power touches the walls of his being.

People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.

Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer, who believes she has been misled.

Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie.

When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence, hatred and lies. A lesson drawn from such experiences, however, was that we can effectively oppose violence only if we ourselves do not resort to it.

Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of responsibility, and the solidarity of the working people. Both sides have then recognized that an accord must be reached if bloodshed is to be prevented.

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.

Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it.