Lies Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about lies.

Alfred Adler

Alfred Adler

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A lie would make no sense if the truth were not perceived as dangerous.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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The punishment of the liar is not to be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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A lie can never be undone. Not even the truth is sufficient.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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As nothing is more beautiful than knowing the truth, nothing is more shameful than approving the lie and taking it for truth.

Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille

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You must have a good memory after lying.

Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille

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The liar is always lavish with oaths.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others.

Václav Havel

Václav Havel

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The first little lie that was told in the name of truth, the first small injustice committed in the name of justice, the first tiny immorality in the name of morality, will always signify the sure path to the end.

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard

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Lies are a sad substitute for the truth, but it's the only one that has been discovered so far.

José Ingenieros

José Ingenieros

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Most people pray with the same lips they use to lie.

William James

William James

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There is no greater lie than the misunderstood truth.