A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and read more

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

There is nothing we like to communicate to others as much as the seal of secrecy together with what lies read more

There is nothing we like to communicate to others as much as the seal of secrecy together with what lies under it.

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we read more

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. We do this because we're afraid. We fear we will not find love, and when we find it we fear we'll lose it. We fear that if we do not have love we will be unhappy.

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies

A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies

Lies that build are better than truths that destroy.

Lies that build are better than truths that destroy.

Liar: A lawyer with a roving commission.

Liar: A lawyer with a roving commission.