A world without any lies at all is not a good world, because it’s artless and because there are no white lies, no flattery.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men

Fear puts an end to openness of manner; fear leads to concealment; fear sows the seed of much hypocrisy, and leads to many a lie.

All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out.

My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.

To make a really effective monster you need to begin with a good man and tell him lies.

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

As to the book called the bible, it is blasphemy to call it the Word of God. It is a book of lies and contradictions and a history of bad times and bad men.

It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.

Let each of you discover where your chance for greatness lies. Seize that chance and let no power on earth deter you.

Lies can sound awfully pretty when a girl is in love with the person telling them.

At some point all lies are brought to the surface and truth comes forth no matter how hard we try to hide it.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time

Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen.

Children’s lies are signs of great talent.

We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.

The Kafka paradox: art depends on truth, but truth, being indivisable, cannot know itself: to tell the truth is to lie. thus the writer is the truth, and yet when he speaks he lies.

Just think how many thoughts a blanket smothers while one lies alone in bed, and how many unhappy dreams it keeps warm.

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep. After all, he said to himself, it is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.

Men, believing in myths, will always fear something terrible, everlasting punishment as certain or probable . . . Men base all these fears not on mature opinions, but on irrational fancies, that they are more disturbed by fear of the unknown than by facing facts. Peace of mind lies in being delivered from all these fears.

Freedom lies in being bold.

Which is better, truth that is a lie or the lie that is truth?

Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other “sins” are invented nonsense.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

Why lie? I’m not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do.

In God’s faithfulness lies eternal security.

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves.

Luxury lies not in the richness of things, but in the absence of vulgarity

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.

Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache

Ask no questions, and you’ll be told no lies.

In the middle of chaos lies opportunity.

I am happy, because I am growing daily and I am honestly not knowing where the limit lies

Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water, and when you’re tired, go and lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand

Our power lies in remaining nonreactive.

You don’t tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.

We must never be afraid to go too far, for truth lies beyond.

The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.

Man’s happiness really lies in contentment. He who is discontented, however much he possesses, becomes a slave to his desires.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.

Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.

Oh, come with old Khayyam, and leave the Wise To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies; The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.

It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.

All our dignity lies in our thoughts.

Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.

Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, there lies your vocation.

The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.

There are three types of lies — lies, damn lies, and statistics.

Act well your part; there all the honor lies.

Liars often set their own trap

When you have made your choice, it is providence that is your guide. Good, bad, or indifferent. Your fate lies in that.

In our misfortune lies our strength

The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking…the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.

I’m afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future. Turing believes machines think. Turing lies with men. Therefore, machines do not think.

There is always something taboo, something repressed, un-admitted, or just glimpsed quickly out of the corner of one’s eye because a direct look is too unsettling. Taboos lie within taboos, like the skin of an onion.

You don’t have to lie, just tell her to ignore when I’m lying

Anything is better than lies and deceit deceit!