Quotes about Truth and lies

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Lies can't grow. Once plucked they can only wither. But every truth, once planted, grows into a tall, noble tree.  — Stefan Emunds
It's better to be ignorant and live in bliss than know the truth and live in agony. — Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity
I'm right and wrong, moral and immoral, good and bad, a hero and a villain, and I've been just as capable of truth as I — Katie McGarry, Chasing Impossible
A half-truth is even more dangerous than a lie. A lie, you can detect at some stage, but half a truth is sure to mislead — Anurag Shourie, Half A Shadow
The most harmful lies and the most hurtful, always contain a grain of truth," he said. "But nevertheless, lies they do r — Robin Jarvis, Whortle's Hope
Nobody wants to be a part of your story. Everybody wants you to elaborate on their fantasies. — Michael Bassey Johnson, Master of Maxims
Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is o — Jonathan Swift
We don't lie to protect the other person. We lie to protect ourselves from the consequences. We lie because we don't wan — Elisa Marie Hopkins, A Diamond in the Rough
Ruby knew then that a lie could only control a person if they believed it. — Cynthia Bond, Ruby
What are you suggesting I do Ralph?’‘I’m suggesting you tell the bloody truth whatever it is. The only place lying leads — M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans
Lies are convenient when the truth is unfathomable. — Courtney M. Privett, Shadows of Absolution
If you tell me the truth, the truth I’ll proclaim.If you tell me a lie, you’ll be fair game. — Belva Rae Staples
Truth is universal. Perception of truth varies. — Bohdi Sanders, Martial Arts Wisdom: Quotes, Maxims, and Stories for Martial Artists and Warriors
As usual, there was a story behind the story, and that is where the truth was hidden. — Kenneth Eade, Beyond All Recognition
Pudge/Colonel: "I am sorry that I have not talked to you before. I am not staying for graduation. I leave for Japan tomo — John Green, Looking for Alaska
The most lies we will ever tell in our lives will be to ourselves. — Carla H. Krueger
Doesn't matter if you speak either truth or a lie. People are too stubborn to listen only an expected/ pre-concluded/ co — David Barik
Finally, I formulate and say a little prayer to God, and since we haven’t officially spoken since my mom and Elliott die — Katherine Owen, This Much is True
Truth is much like fire. Hard to understand, ever-changing. — Will Bly, Ravens in the Sky
Truth can come to liberate, but not the truth you were taught. Where you always sought refuge.You only met lies since yo — Robert Neil Fleischer, Alien Biography