Quotes in Lies
The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself.
We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves.
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
It was a lie of course, that it wouldn't hurt a bit. But since adults always said that when it was going to hurt, he could count on that statement as an accurate prediction of the future. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.
The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy.
All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.