What lies behind appearance is usually another appearance.
Fears and lies intensify consciousness.
Truth can remain silent. Lies must be spoken.
An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie.
When lying to someone, look him straight in the eye.
It is hard to tell truth, and hard not to.
Lies save trouble now, but may return in thunder and lightning.
Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.
Lying just for the fun of it is either art or pathology.
Truth-telling frightens me. Lying confuses me.
Keep your lies short and simple.
The realist lies for advantage. The fantasist lies to give his dreams a flavor of reality.
The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.
Lies and promises are necessary but not sufficient.
Never lie in writing.
Healthy vanity sweeps through life. Sickly vanity lies in bed.
Diplomats lie with a heavy sense of destiny.
Writers tell more truths, and more lies, than most.
