Lying is a complex and intricate part of human behavior. It can break trust in relationships, deceive innocent people, or lead to unwanted consequences. Yet sometimes, it is done for covering up little harmless secrets or to avoid hurt feelings. Various renowned individuals have deliberated on this subject, creating profound and thought-provoking quotes that make us reconsider our own actions.
Here are 20 most popular quotes about lying:
1. Friedrich Nietzsche
“I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.”
2. Mark Twain
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
3. Sir Walter Scott
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!”
4. Abraham Lincoln
“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.”
5. Stephen King
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
6. Albert Einstein
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”
7. George Orwell
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
8. Winston Churchill
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
9. John Locke
“The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.”
10. Thomas Jefferson
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”
11. Plato
“False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.”
12. Benjamin Franklin
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”
13. Fyodor Dostoevsky
“Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.”
14. Eric Hoffer
“We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.”
15. Eleanor Roosevelt
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
16. Richard Feynman
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”
17. William Shakespeare
“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
18. Terry Pratchett
“The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head.”
19. Dale Carnegie
“There is only one way… to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.”
20. Voltaire
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
These quotes provide us valuable insights into the consequences of lying. May they remind us of the power of truth and encourage us to foster honesty in all our dealings.