Lies Quotes

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

This contradiction lies here: they wish God, and they wish humanity. They persist in connecting two terms which, once separated, can come together again only to destroy each other.

Sad and sweet and wise Here a child reposes; Dust is on his eyes, Quietly he lies - Satan, strew Roses.

Proceeding further, to inquire whether the facts related by the Four Evangelists are proved by competent and satisfactory evidence, we are led, first, to consider on which side lies the burden of establishing the credibility of the witnesses.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

It's part of the general global hypnotism to accept lies as the new truth.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar, where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell?

There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and there is no man who believes only lies.

I am, you know, a Democrat through and through. I've always voted Democratic. You know, that is where my heart lies.

The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And men and women know from birth that in evil is found all sensual delight.

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you.

Of course no one thought of anything except of attacking the enemy. It lies in the instinct of every German to rush at the enemy wherever he meets him, particularly if he meets hostile cavalry.

On all the peaks lies peace.

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them.

Without an advocate for the poor, without a new state of mind in America, the country lies on the brink of anarchy.

My hope lies with people who never go to Washington except to see the monuments.

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language.

If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

One of the lies that we tell ourselves is that we're making progress; but Huey's chair's empty.

In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That's the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it.

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

My only true harmony lies deep within my soul, wherever that is. I know that somehow I am in tune with the universe.

Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.