#lies

"Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or burn you to death, depending on how they're used."

"Was it necessary to tell me that you wanted nothing in the world but me?'The corners of his mouth drooped peevishly.Oh, my dear, it's rather hard to take quite literally the things a man says when he's in love with you.'Didn't you mean them?'At the moment."

"In God's eyes, a man who teaches one truth and nothing else is more righteous than a man who teaches a million truths and one lie."

"Given a choice between life and death, choose life. Given a choice between right and wrong, choose what's right. And given a choice between a terrible truth and a beautiful lie, choose the truth every time."

"A leader should always be open to criticism, not silencing dissent. Any leader who does not tolerate criticism from the public is afraid of their dirty hands to be revealed under heavy light. And such a leader is dangerous, because they only feel secure in the darkness. Only a leader who is free from corruption welcomes scrutiny; for scrutiny allows a good leader to be an even greater leader."

"At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack: Reason and Right"

"Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lies man's only promise."

"In the library I felt better, words you could trust and look at till you understood them, they couldn't change half way through a sentence like people, so it was easier to spot a lie."

"In this treacherous worldNothing is the truth nor a lie.Everything depends on the colorOf the crystal through which one sees it"

"So you're always honest,"I said."Aren't you?""No,"I told him. "I'm not.""Well, that's good to know, I guess.""I'm not saying I'm a liar,"I told him. He raised his eyebrows. "That's not how I meant it, anyways.""How'd you mean it, then?""I just...I don't always say what I feel.""Why not?""Because the truth sometimes hurts,"I said."Yeah,"he said. "So do lies, though."

"Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs."

"Those who don't value their words, will never value your wishes."

"The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you."

"It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands."

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."

"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."

"Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying."

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

"I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth."

"How 'bout a shot of truth in that denial cocktail."