2,241 Quotes About Lies

She did not know why she had lied, but she was sure it was a wise decision.

Bravado may feel like a shield, but when you're telling yourself lies, it becomes a prison.

People didn’t go looking for lies that didn’t have a reason.

Sometimes it is hard to know what the truth is. And sometimes truth is pain. Easier to hide the truth and make a secret of it, than to face it. -Chapter 22, page 254

Remember the [burnt] gooseberry tart: the polite comment tells the host nothing about the pudding, but a lot about the guest.

All truths” = “no truths” = “all lies”. All three conditions become indistinguishable since people believe whatever they like; truth content is abolished!

All of those that say that everyone has their own truth might as well say that everyone has their own lie since if there are as many truths as there are souls then there is no truth at all. You might as well believe anything you like, which is of course what so many people now do.

For any lie to cause the maximum harm it must contain some truth.

What does it matter if we lie? When has anything good ever happened in the world just because someone told the truth?