Quotes about Lying
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.
There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.
If someone`s lying about something small, you don`t know what else they`re lying about.
The most compelling lies are comprised almost entirely of the truth. But that`s what it does. Cloaks itself in whatever it must to move you to action. And the more you deny its presence, the more powerful it gets, and the more likely it is to consume you entirely without you ever even knowing it was there.
Only children tell the whole truth, you know. That`s what makes them children.
Every lie haunts our future. There is no telling when or how it might collide with reality, requiring further maintenance.
Lies beget other lies. Unlike statements of fact, which require no further work on our part, lies must be continually protected from collisions with reality. When you tell the truth, you have nothing to keep track of. The world itself becomes your memory, and if questions arise, you can always point others back to it.
Lies are the social equivalent of toxic waste - everyone is potentially harmed by their spread.
All men lie when they are afraid. Some tell many lies, some but a few. Some have only one great lie they tell so often they almost come to believe it... Though some small part of them will always know that it is still a lie, and that will show upon their faces.