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The lie is the vacantion of truth.

The lie is the vacantion of truth.

Quote by Lucian Blaga about truth, lie

A lie gets halfway around the world, before the truth has...

A lie gets halfway around the world, before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

Quote by Winston Churchill about lie, chance, truth, world

To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts...

To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.

Quote by William Wordsworth about poetry, garden, tears, lie

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited;...

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or imagination, rarely or never.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about talent, lie, genius, action, imagination, reason, being

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be...

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.

Quote by Aeschylus about lie, word

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

Quote by Aesop about lie, truth

It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.

Quote by John Bradshaw about lie, essential, reality, pain, thinking, truth, life

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about humility, wish, being, contentment

You don't make any money when you're my age. The stars...

You don't make any money when you're my age. The stars get it all. That's a lie, actually.

Quote by Michael Caine about lie, celebrity, stars, age, olderness, money, contentment

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is...

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.

Quote by Albert Camus about lie, light, truth

Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will...

Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about lie, water, truth

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always...

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about lie, water, truth

Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about lie, water, truth

The little things that made up the fabric of the first six years of my life were suddenly ripped away, and I didn't have anyone around me who loved me. Not one single person.

Quote by Julie Christie about man, people, things, life

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of...

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Quote by Johnny Depp about lie, contentment

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the...

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

Quote by Feodor Mihailovici Dostoievski about happiness, lie

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about lie, truth, man

The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to...

The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth.

Quote by Harold Evans about lie

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to...

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

Quote by Mel Gibson about lie, art, magic

When I started, I knew I didn't fit any visual that anyone was going to lie down and take their clothes off about. Work doesn't come to me; I go out and look for it.

Quote by Whoopi Goldberg about clothes, lie, work

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