Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help.

Criss Jami

Tags: loneliness sympathy crying responsibility actions excuses justification false falsehood wolves complaining wolf whining alarm crying-wolf false-alarm



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Time and time again does the pride of man influence his very own fall. While denying it, one gradually starts to believe that he is the authority, or that he possesses great moral dominion over others, yet it is spiritually unwarranted. By that point he loses steam; in result, he falsely begins trying to prove that unwarranted dominion by seizing the role of a condemner.

Criss Jami

Tags: morality spiritual dictatorship conceit force pride authority ego false condemnation leaders false-belief dictator dominion false-prophet false-teacher



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One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.

Shannon L. Alder

Tags: empowerment self-esteem integrity confidence courage bravery conformity different self-worth self-respect alone diversity choices false personality remorse uniqueness regret blending-in regrets fake self-love hiding true-self standing-up-for-other-women



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So, yes, I will marry you. Someday. If you'll have me," he said modestly.
"Of course I will, you idiot," I said with a shriek, and threw myself into his arms.

Eilis O'Neal

Tags: past false queen king princess o-neal eilis eilis-o-neal false-princess lost-princess nalia sinda



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The thunder of false modesty was deafening.

Sebastian Faulks

Tags: modesty false thunder



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Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.

Blaise Pascal

Tags: truth signs false contradiction



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...You know something, don't you?"
"I know lots of things--your inquiry needs to be more specific."
"Just answer the question."
"True/false or multiple choice?

Neal Shusterman

Tags: choice inquiry true false question need answer something know lot specific multiple



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When the ignorant have become numerous or powerful enough, they have been referred to by a special name. This names is 'the Wise'.

Idries Shah

Tags: truth wise false ignorant



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It's hard to explain and best thing to do is not be false.

Jack Kerouac

Tags: false explain



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The stories people tell you about themselves seem to retain the possibility of being false. But what you discover about them by yourself seems to be the truth.

John Verdon

Tags: truth stories false



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