Lies Quotes

The limitation upon this mode of promoting peace lies in the fact that it consists in an appeal to the civilized side of man, while war is the product of forces proceeding from man's original savage nature.

The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality.

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

I'm a promoter of the people for the people and by the people and my magic lies in my people ties. I'm a promoter of America. I'm American people. You know what I mean? So therefore, uh, do not send for who the bell tolls 'cause the bell tolls for thee.

Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.

Seeking to forget makes exile all the longer; the secret of redemption lies in remembrance.

But say some, would you expose woman to the contact of rough, rude, drinking, swearing, fighting men at the ballot box? What a humiliating confession lies in this plea for keeping woman in the background!

Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

Anyone with a grain of sense would know that if I punched my wife I would rip her head off. It's all lies. I have never laid a finger on her.

The danger chiefly lies in acting well; no crime's so great as daring to excel.

Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them.

Here lies W. C. Fields. I would rather be living in Philadelphia.

The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead.

The difference between religion and morality lies simply in the classical division of things into the divine and the human, if one only interprets this correctly.

I was on a train of lies. I couldn't jump off.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.

Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world.

I suppose everyone tells little white lies. Quite often they're necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt. Whoppers? No, that's dangerous and they'll boomerang.

Art lies by its own artifice.

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.

The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.