The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
George Bernard ShawStichwörter: believe liar lie punishment
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
For what every man wishes,
that he also believes to be true.
Stichwörter: truth honesty deception believe lie desire wish blindness self-reflecting
A lie cannot live.
Martin Luther King Jr.Stichwörter: lie
Mr Lorry asks the witness questions:
Ever been kicked?
Might have been.
Frequently? No. Ever kicked down stairs?
Decidedly not; once received a kick at the top of a staircase, and fell down stairs of his own accord.
Stichwörter: humor lie witness dickens courtroom
To the union of all honest men.
Aaron BurrStichwörter: lie political controversial
It's easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say.
Laurie Halse AndersonSo let's just forget about the whole thing and agree never to speak of it again. And I promise I'll never lie to you again.
Ah, but surely you must be saying, "Hey! Isn't this entire story a work of fiction and therefore one big lie?"
Perhaps. But we already agreed never to speak of it again.
Stichwörter: fiction lie facttracker narrator
I’m going, and don’t you dare try to stop me.”
I ran through the door, willing myself to make it downstairs before I started to cry.
Stichwörter: parents lie bianca stargazer
Trivers, pursuing his theory of the emotions to its logical conclusion, notes that in a world of walking lie detectors the best strategy is to believe your own lies. You can’t leak your hidden intentions if you don’t think they are your intentions. According to his theory of self-deception, the conscious mind sometimes hides the truth from itself the better to hide it from others. But the truth is useful, so it should be registered somewhere in the mind, walled off from the parts that interact with other people.
Steven PinkerStichwörter: truth lie subconscious
If a man confessed anything on his death bed, it was the truth; for no man could stare death in the face and lie.
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