Last updated on September 2, 2023 by Roger Kaufman
Introduction to lying claims to think about
My grandma gave this to me saying taught when I was a little boy.
I've never forgotten it and it's something I still think about with everyone I meet.
"You can tell the truth, but if you're a liar, there will always be one person who won't believe it."
She always said it to me when I did something wrong or lied.
“Nobody believes a liar. Even if he’s telling the truth.” – Sara Shepard
“A lie lasts, but facts last.” – Edgar J. Mohn
“False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with malice.” – Plato
“It doesn't bother me that you lied to me, it bothers me that I won't be able to believe you from now on.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
Of all the lies I heard, “I liebe you” my dearest. - Unknown
“Lies are a short-lived service to an irreversible problem.” - Unknown
“There is nothing more shameful on the planet than developing on both lies and myths.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“A half-truth is the most cowardly of all lies.” - Mark Twain
“When reality is replaced by silence, silence is a lie.” – Yevgeny Yevtushenko
“Things fall apart so quickly when they’ve been held together with lies.” –Dorothy Allison
“A lie can run around the world before reality has actually put its boots on.” –Terry Pratchett
“It is better to use no justification than a bad one.” —George Washington
“It is better to be hurt by reality than to be comforted by a lie.” – Khaled Hosseini
“Lies Sayings for Thought” is a blog post that deals with the topic Ethik and morality.
Why it is important to tell the truth and what effects lying can have?
44 lying quotes to think about
A video with 44 lying sayings to think about that we tell ourselves every day.
Why people lie
People lie for different reasons.
It is often easier to distort or hide the truth than to deal with the consequences of the truth.
Sometimes it's just a question of survival. In other cases, it can be a way to exert power or gain control over a situation.
Some people lie more often than others. Lying can quickly become a habit and some people lie so much that they no longer know what the truth is.
There are different types of lies. Some lies are harmless and others can have serious consequences.
“With lies you can advance on the planet, but you can never go back.” – Russian proverb
“Anything is much better than lies and deceit!” – Leo Tolstoy
“One lie is enough to test all truth.” - Unknown
“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts.” – Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“An oft-repeated lie doesn’t change reality.” – Frank Sonenberg
“Any violation of the truth is not only a kind of suicide in falsification, but a stab at human health and well-being Culture. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Forgive and forget. It may not change the past, but it offers an opportunity for the future.” - Unknown
“When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s best interest from the fact.” – Khaled Hosseini
“We are all islands living in Seas shouting about misunderstandings with each other.” – Rudyard Kipling
“People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.” -Otto von Bismarck
“Many people would certainly get very scared if they saw the face their true character would see in the mirror.” - Unknown
“Not being flexible is like consuming rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.” – Anne Lamott
“Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either you gemütlicher hold or shed you to death, depending on exactly how they are used.” – Max Bach
“You are lying to the person you are love, not on. It’s one of the most terrible things you can do as a lover.” - Unknown
“The more you defend a lie, the angrier you end up getting.” – Mitch Albom
The consequences of lying
Lying can save us from unpleasant consequences in the short term, but in the long term the consequences are more serious.
When we get into the habit of lying, to ourselves or to others pain or loss, we build a wall of distrust that makes it difficult to express our true feelings
to express yourself or build real relationships.
Lies can mislead us and poison our relationships.
If you lie, the other person will become suspicious and you can lose your trust.
Lies can also lead to you lying to yourself and your... Self-confidence lose.
“We lie when we hesitate, afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will assume, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we hear an informed lie, the thing we fear, it becomes more and more powerful.” - Unknown
“Lies, especially the ones you believe, can be convincing.” –Lisa Wittle
“I’ll stuff your promises into your mouth and enjoy it when you spit them in my face.” – Anne Kuester
“With lies you can advance on the planet, but you can never go back.” – Russian proverb
“The first to ask for forgiveness is the bravest. The first to forgive is the hardest, and the first to not remember is the happiest.” - Unknown
“Because even if the lie is nice, the reality is what matters to you in the long run.” –Lauren DeStefano
“Caring words are simply a series of attractive spoken decorations if not supported by loving activities.” – Karen Salmansohn
“A lie can sometimes be more accurate than the truth, which is why fiction is written.” – Tim O Brien
“Mean people don’t bother me. Mean people masquerading as good people bothers me a lot.” –Cindy Cummings Johnson
“Lies are as dangerous as a sword. They can cut to the bone.” –Dhonielle Clayton
“The cruelest lies are usually told in silence.” - Robert Louis Stevenson
“Isn’t endurance the ability to give up everything that depends on your heart?” – Bisco Hatori
“Often some lies that spoke to high self-confidence could be much more appealing than facts that spoke to doubt.” – Toba Beta
“If you have an option between live and death, choose life. When you have an option between right and wrong, you choose what is right. And when you have the choice between a terrible fact and a beautiful lie, you choose the truth every time.” –Mira Grant
Tell the truth
It's not always easy to tell the truth.
Sometimes it's much easier to tell a lie because the truth can be painful or because you're afraid you'll be judged.
But what if the truth is the only right option?
Shouldn't we then tell the truth?
“People begin to exist even more when they begin to care less.” – Rainfall Cooper
“I suppose the most important thing ever told to evil was that beauty and utility coincide.” – Daniel Nayeri
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to trick.” - Walter Scott
“Something can both happen and be a complete lie; no other point can occur and be truer than the fact.” – Tim O Brien
“Lies are part of the real world. They cannot exist in the spirit sphere.” – Nnedi Okorafor
“I think in some cases you have to exist to find reality.” – Scott Westerfeld
“We most likely need to allow reality to scream louder at our minds than the lies that have actually infected us.” –Beth Moore
“Trying to understand crazy will just drive you crazy. Let it go." – Karen Salmansohn
“There are few reasons for leveling, but there are also endless reasons for lying.” - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“Reality is messy. It's raw and awkward. You can’t blame individuals for preferring lies.” – Holly Black
Borderliners lie like print
Borderlines have a habit of lying, as if they were pre-programmed with falsehood.
This is a general one Saying, which is used in everyday conversations.
A person with borderline personality disorder often lies to avoid conflict and to please the other person.
The author of this phrase is not known, but there are many sayings about Lies and truthfulness.
A popular sentence is: “A lie doesn’t stand on its own two feet.” This means that a lie will not be believed unless it is supported by other evidence.
Another popular phrase is: “The truth will come out.” This means that the truth will eventually come out, even if it has to be extracted from someone who doesn't want to reveal it.
The proverb “Borderliners lie like print” is used to describe someone who is so good at lying that they appear to be telling the truth.
Lies have short legs
This phrase is often used to show that lies are easy to figure out and won't last long. In most cases, it is used when someone tells a lie and the person they are lying to knows it.
The sentence “Lies have short legs” has been around for centuries. It was first recorded in English in the 16th century when it was translated from an Italian proverb.
“Short legs” in this saying means that the lie will not last long because it will soon be found out.
Short lying sayings
Under short lies Proverbs are short sayings and quotesthat can be said about lies.
Lies are a part of human life and come in different forms.
The short lying sayings are intended to help you understand lies better and use them for various purposes.
A few short lying sayings can help you recognize and accept your own truth. Other short lying sayings can help you use the lie to manipulate or deceive other people.
The short lying sayings can also help you recognize and avoid lies.
A lie is a deception or fraud made intentionally to deceive someone.
Lying can seem as harmless as omitting true information or making up new information.
People lie for many reasons, but probably the most common is that they think it will benefit them.
If you tell someone a lie, you may win in the short term, but in the long run you will probably lose.
The first saying is: “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” This is a popular saying that means that if you complain or express your opinion, you will get what you want.
The second saying is: “A penny saved is a penny earned.” This is a popular saying that means if you don't spend money now, save it and use it later.
- "I'm sorry."
- “The worst thing about being lied to is knowing that you weren’t worth the truth to that person.”
- "It was an accident."
- “A person who says they will never lie to you is probably already lying.”
- “The truth may hurt for a while, but a lie hurts forever.”
- "I did not mean that."
- “A lie can take care of the present, but it has no future.”
- “Whether big or small, lies are lies.”
- "I am not lying to you."
- “Lying happens with words and also with silence.”
- “It’s not a lie.”
- “Don’t lie to me unless you’re absolutely sure I’ll never find the truth.”
- "That was not me."
- “You can’t lie all the time and expect people to trust you.”
- “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” - Mark Twain
- “Every time you lie, it brings me closer to goodbye.”
- “Tell a lie once and your whole truth becomes questionable.”
- “Never lie to someone who trusts you. Never trust someone who lies to you.”
- "Of all the lies I've heard, 'I love you' was my favorite."
- I’m not mad that you lied to me, I’m mad that I can’t believe you from now on.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
- “Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than lying and making someone smile.”
- “What I don’t understand is how one person can tell you so many lies and not become bad.”
Conclusion lies
Lying is not only a deception of others, but primarily a deception of oneself.
Someone who lies lives in a world of illusions and mirages and becomes increasingly distant from reality.
The lie is a means to avoid fear and pain.
But the truth is that lying brings us more fear and pain than we can imagine.
If we want to learn to overcome our fear and trust ourselves, then we must learn to tell the truth.
This doesn't mean we always have to tell the truth, but we must learn to be honest with ourselves.
When we learn to be honest, we will be able to be more trusting.
