All Quotes By Tag: Lie
“O Heavenly Children, the stories you have concocted in God’s name have angered Him; for he would never instigate war between brothers, or encourage tribes to harbor resentment towards one another. He prefers the man who loves over the one who hates. And the man who spreads kindness, peace and knowledge, over the one who spreads lies, fear and terror — and misuses His name.”
“It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.”
“And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.”
“It was strange how she found out, One moment she didn’t know; the next minute she did. One moment her mind was as blank as the desert; the next minute the snake of suspicion had slithered into her thoughts and raised its poisonous head.”
“Always be truthful and you will have fewer visits from regret, guilt or fear.”
“Sometimes you lie to deceive people. Sometimes you lie because you need the lie to become the truth.”
“Cruel’, O’Kelly laughed, ‘it’s cruel to tell children the truth. If anything convinces me of God’s mercy, then it’s his gift of making us unable to lie.”
“Masks camouflage the faces of both good and evil. Keeps hidden what is a truth and what is a lie.”
“[His research into biblical criticism had lead him to the conclusion that most of what was contained in traditional religion simply wasn’t true]Was I to lie in order to teach the truth? …Was I to repeat these words? It was impossible. It was certain they would stick in my throat. On these grounds the separation was decided by me.”
“Telling one lie almost always requires another, and before the storyteller knows it, they will be caught inside of their own web.”
“If you once tell a lie, the truth is ever after your enemy.”
“Those who don’t value their words, will never value your wishes.”
“Perception is the lie that we convince ourselves exists”
“Ellie: “You could lie to me. You could tell me to be encouraged, that good will triumph over evil.”Richard: “Good will triumph over evil.”Ellie: “Liar.”
“And remember that within every lie, there is a truth hidden. Know the truth to defeat the lie.”