Lying Quotes

Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie.

One of the greatest opportunities to live our values-or betray them-lies in the food we put on our plates.

Most times we only see things for the way we are. But we're good at lying to ourselves. Sometimes we need somebody who's not living in our skin to point out how things really are.

Eyes lie if you ever look into them for the character of the person.

Multiculturalism is based on the lie that all cultures are morally equal.

I would rather do what I did than crawl in front of a ritualistic Left and lie the way those other comrades did betray my own soul.

Painters and poets have liberty to lie.

Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth.

Never lie when the truth is more profitable.

Somewhere between the honest truth and the deceptive lie is the deceptive truth and the honest lie.

[...]there is no injustice in God. The injustice lies in Christians who possess the gospel and refuse to give their lives to making it known among those who haven't heard.

I don't take criticism lying down.

One thing I would never photograph is a dog lying in the mud.

I don't lie; I improve on my life.

Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears

I am a physician. I keep a drug-shop of lies. I give relief, consolation. Can one console and relieve without lying? ... Only women and doctors know how necessary and how helpful lies are to men.

Bury me on my face," said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, "Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.

Don't lie if you don't have to.

Mythology helps you to identify the mysteries of the energies pouring through you. Therein lies your eternity.

Convalescence. Such an utter weakness that you lie like an animal hibernating, playing possum. You float. You are adrift. Every current is stronger than you.

Reality lies far beyond space and time, and I need to know why.

I'm not going to lie and say that I'm good at Madden. There are some good players out there. There are some good players on the team. I get skunked all of the time.

Lying is an elementary means of self-defense.

If you have something to say and say nothing, you are really telling a lie.

O Charidas, what of the under world? Great darkness. And what of the resurrection? A lie. And Pluto? A fable; we perish utterly.

My friend James Cameron and I made three films together - True Lies, The Terminator and Terminator 2. Of course, that was during his early, low-budget, art-house period.

The body is made by the thought that lies behind it. The body politic is thus the expression of national thought.

He has been known by many names: Lucifer, Beelzabub, Belial, the Prince of Lies, Satan, and at a party once an obnoxious drunk kept calling him "Dude."

One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage a student to go off on his own.

Art is a lie that makes us realise truth ... that is given us to understand.

My hope of the future lies in the youths of character, intelligent, renouncing all for the service of others, and obedient - good to themselves and the country at large

Man's chief difference from the brutes lies in the exuberant excess of his subjective propensities. Prune his extravagance, sober him, and you undo him.

It lies upon the people's shoulders to prepare for the war, but it lies upon the Israeli army to carry out the fight with the ultimate object of erecting the Israeli Empire.

If someone says that they saw a Sasquatch, they're either lying or they are stupid! Now stop lying about the Jewpacabra before stupid people start believing you!

The subtlest lie of all is the full truth.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

History is the lie commonly agreed upon.

Never lie down with a woman who's got more troubles than you.

Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.

A lover's a liar, To himself he lies, The truthful are loveless, Like oysters their eyes!

Donald Trump's biggest lie is about the election itself, the integrity of the election. He is alleging a massive conspiracy, thereby creating a massive challenge for the news media.

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.

If I was lying on my deathbed and I had kept this secret and never ever did anything about it, I would be lying there saying, 'You just blew your entire life.'

So remember when you tell those little white lies that the night has a thousand eyes.

What the people out there are calling for is honesty which has been missing for quite some time now. We are tired of all the deceit and incompetence of this government.

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

It is only about things which concern us most profoundly that we lie clearly and with profound conviction.

Nobody told me you were cheating, it's just a feeling I had. So if I'm right, you got to lie to me, then I won't feel so bad.

The foundation of our love for the Lord lies in the recognition of His holiness, our sinfulness, and His grace.

Anyone unable to understand how useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either.