2,241 Quotes About Lies

The old Lie:Dulce et decorum estPro patria mori.

Truth is stranger than fiction because lies are much more convincing but the truth always comes out no matter how long it takes.

Truth or lie... he had always chosen the lie, to spare his little brother any unpleasant truth.

I would rather suffer with truth than celebrate with lies.

In a world of rampant lying, where so many lies are used to inflame passions and justify false grievances, the indiscriminate pursuit of justice leads sooner or later to insanity, mass murder, and the ruin of entire civilizations. Therefore, those who wish to punish the current and future generations for the unequities of a generation long gone, and who equate justice with revenge, are the most dangerous people in the world.

How I suffered when I had to preach to you those pious lies that I detest in my heart. What remorse your credulity caused me! A thousand times I was on the point of breaking out publicly and opening your eyes, but a fear stronger than myself held me back, and forced me to keep silence until my death.

What they say doesn't matter because it can be lies, but it's what they do that matters because it always speaks truth.

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy, the latter — an act.

As for the majority, it is not so much race as it is political affiliation that really divides it today. What was once an issue of physical difference is now one of intellectual difference. Men have yet to master disagreeing without flashing all their frustrations that come with it; the conservative will throw half-truths while the liberal will throw insults. Combine these and what do you get? A dishonest mockery of a country.