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What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old read more
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.
Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies read more
Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.
Truth hurts only once but a lie hurts every time you remember it...
Truth hurts only once but a lie hurts every time you remember it...
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the read more
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.
Three can keep a secret, if two are dead.
Three can keep a secret, if two are dead.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.
Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.
That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.
