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Aeschylus1 quote
I consider false words to be the foulest sickness. — AeschylusAlexander Pope1 quote
He who tells a lie, is not sensible how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one. — Alexander Pope · 1727Anatole France1 quote
Rob him of his illusions, and man would perish of very weariness and despair. — Anatole France · 1922Bob Dylan1 quote
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be. — Bob Dylan · 2004Captain Fletcher1 quote
Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining. — Captain Fletcher · 1976Carl Hanratty1 quote
Sometimes it's easier living the lie. — Carl Hanratty · 2002Friedrich Nietzsche1 quote
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1878George Costanza1 quote
Jerry, just remember, it’s not a lie if you believe it. — George Costanza · 1995Georges Braque1 quote
Truth exists; only lies are invented. — Georges Braque · 1952Jesus1 quote
He is a liar, and the father of it. — Jesus · 90Lord Hervey1 quote
Whoever would lie usefully should lie seldom. — Lord Hervey · 1743Mr. Dryden1 quote
If we've told lies, you've told half-lies. A man who tells lies, like me, merely hides the truth. But a man who tells half-lies has forgotten where he put it. — Mr. Dryden · 1962Robert Louis Stevenson1 quote
The cruellest lies are often told in silence. — Robert Louis Stevenson · 1881Socrates1 quote
How, then, might we contrive... One noble lie to persuade if possible the rulers themselves, but failing that the rest of the city? — Socrates · 375 BCThe Blue Fairy1 quote
A lie keeps growing and growing, until it's as plain as the nose on your face. — The Blue Fairy · 1940Thomas Hobbes1 quote
True and False are attributes of speech, not of things. And where speech is not, there is neither Truth nor Falsehood. — Thomas Hobbes · 1651William Blake1 quote
A Truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent — William Blake · 1803