All Quotes By Tag: Truth

“Mother’s particular devils had remained mysterious to me for decades. So had her past. Few born liars ever intentionally embark in truth’s direction, even those who believe that such a journey might axiomatically set them free.”

“On the whole, lying is a cheerful affair. Embellishments are intended to give pleasure. People long to tell you what they imagine you want to hear. They want to amuse you; they want to amuse themselves; they want to show you a good time. This is beyond hospitality. This is art.”

“There are many things which can not be expressed by words. There are many words which can not be spelled by human tongue. There are many tongues which utter one single truth.”

“Lying is not only saying what isn’t true. It is also, in fact especially, saying more than is true, and, in the case of the human heart, saying more than one feels.”

“Price of peace could only be valued by people who had suffered loss in the war.”

“If you can feel the future, then you are about to experience it.”

“After all, a homeless man has reason to cry, everything in the world is pointed against him.”

“Just beyond the ticket booth Father had painted on a wall in bright red letters the question: DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO? An arrow pointed to a small curtain. There were so many eager, curious hands that pulled at the curtain that we had to replace it regularly. Behind it was a mirror. ”

“Some people say, ‘Do not judge the book by its cover!’ Well, I say not to judge at all. People can say anything they want to say, but for me, cover does matter.”

“Law is made by the winner to preserve victory over the loser.”

“Disinformation is duping. Misinformation is tricking.”

“What does it mean to live in truth? Putting it negatively is easy enough: it means not lying, not hiding, and not dissimulating.”

“I’m only telling you on the truth,” he said. “If you can’t stand the truth, don’t ask for it.”

“The truth about an animal is far more exciting and altogether more beautiful than all the myths woven about it. ”

“Men don’t need linguistic talent; they just need courage and words.”