In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always an act of social responsibility.
art honesty liars lies social-responsibility
Hypocrites get offended by the truth.
freedom freedom-of-speech freedom-of-thought honest honesty hypocrite hypocrites liars straightforwardness truth
LIBERTY! FREEDOM! DEMOCRACY!True anyhow no matter how manyLiars use those words.
democracy freedom liars liberty poem poetry truth
Cathy's lies were never innocent. Their purpose was to escape punishment, or work, or responsibility, and they were used for profit. Most liars are tripped up either because they forget what they have told or because the lie is suddenly faced with an incontrovertible truth. But Cathy did not forget her lies, and she developed the most effective method of lying. She stayed close enough to the truth so that one could never be sure. She knew two other methods also -- either to interlard her lies with truth or to tell a truth as though it were a lie. If one is accused of a lie and it turns out to be the truth, there is a backlog that will last a long time and protect a number of untruths.
liars lies lying
One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.
liars lies lying power-of-words truth
But he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest, and soon he may rest from toil indeed, while others reap and sow in his stead.
falsehood liars lies melkor
Like the layers of an onion, under the first lie is another, and under that another, and they all make you cry.
liars lies lying onion onions
99% of all addicts are liars and thieves. This might sound unfair and even close-minded, but it's the truth. There are some exceptions to the rules, but they are incredibly rare. Most people are no match for their addictions. They will be driven to do things they would normally never have considered all in the name of getting high. Sad, but true. So if you're thinking of trying drugs, keep in mind that all the people you will be dealing with are likely to steal from you and lie to you at your own expense.
addiction character drugs liars lies morality stealing theft thieves
Yet simple souls, their faith it knows no stint: Things least to be believed are most preferred. All counterfeits, as from truth's sacred mint, Are readily believed if once put down in print
gossip liars lies rumors rumours truth
On average, women are better liars than men. But the best liars are men, because politicians are still predominantly men.?
average liars lie life lying men politicians politics women
Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears
femininity liars manipulation men-and-women narcissism narcissists politicians politics preachers sociopathology sociopaths women
Women writers make for rewarding (and efficient) lovers. They are clever liars to fathers and husbands; yet they never hold their tongues too long, nor keep ardent typing fingers still.
affairs fathers husbands liars lovers lying relations relationships roman roman-payne sex women-writers writing
Don't lies eventually lead to the truth? And don't all my stories, true or false, tend toward the same conclusion? Don't they all have the same meaning? So what does it matter whether they are true or false if, in both cases, they are significant of what I have been and what I am? Sometimes it is easier to see clearly into the liar than into the man who tells the truth. Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.
liars stories truth
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
fear liars self-deception
All of us have to be prevaricators, hypocrites, and liars every day of our lives; otherwise the social structure would fall into pieces the first day. We must act in one another's presence just as we must wear clothes. It is for the best
civilization hypocrisy liars