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Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.

Quote by Pablo Picasso about art, lie, magic, truth

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly...

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce about history, events

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where...

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie.

Quote by George Herbert about nature, spring, lie, day

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a...

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

Quote by Tennessee Williams about lie, things

The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.

The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.

Quote by Harrison Ford about lie, things, time, contentment

Truth never was indebted to a lie.

Truth never was indebted to a lie.

Quote by Edward Young about truth, lie

Language is political. That's why you and me, my Brother and Sister, that's why we supposed to choke our natural self into the weird, lying, barbarous, unreal, white speech and writing habits that the schools lay down like holy law.

Quote by June Jordan about language, lie, habits, law, self-control, writing, contentment

In painting you must give the idea of the true by means...

In painting you must give the idea of the true by means of the false.

Quote by Edgar Degas about painting, idea, contentment

Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling...

Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die!

Quote by Dorothy Parker about life, drinking, dance, lie, death, love

There are trivial truths and the great truths. The...

There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true.

Quote by Niels Bohr about truth

It is pure illusion to think that an opinion that passes...

It is pure illusion to think that an opinion that passes down from century to century, from generation to generation, may not be entirely false.

Quote by Pierre Bayle about opinion, purity

Sanity is a cozy lie.

Sanity is a cozy lie.

Quote by Susan Sontag about opinion, lie

Lying is the most simple form of self-defence.

Lying is the most simple form of self-defence.

Quote by Susan Sontag about lie, self-control

A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt...

A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.

Quote by Alfred Adler about lie, common sense, sense, truth

In spring they lie flat at the first warmth, they ruin my...

In spring they lie flat at the first warmth, they ruin my summer and in autumn they smell of women.

Quote by Hugo Claus about literature, autumn, spring, lie

In spite of the alligators of lies all around, today is...

In spite of the alligators of lies all around, today is actually a good day to go swimming.

Quote by Johnny Hampton about lie, eyes, day, good, good luck

Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

Quote by Irwin Allen Ginsberg about poetry, lie, thinking, night, public, poets, world, time, contentment

The lie inspires confidence, is considered to be a higher...

The lie inspires confidence, is considered to be a higher level of truth.

Quote by Teodor Mazilu about lie, truth

Almost all misfortunes are coming from the false ideas we have about what is happening to us. Let's know people profoundly, judging events is only a big step towards happiness. Journal

Quote by Stendhal about life, events, happiness, people

Thus may poor fools Belive false teachers.

Thus may poor fools Belive false teachers.

Quote by William Shakespeare about school, teachers

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