Mason Cooley Quotes About Lying
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Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.
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Lies and promises are necessary but not sufficient.
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The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.
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Lying just for the fun of it is either art or pathology.
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The realist lies for advantage. The fantasist lies to give his dreams a flavor of reality.
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Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.
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Keep your lies short and simple.
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Lies save trouble now, but may return in thunder and lightning.
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Truth can remain silent. Lies must be spoken.
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When lying to someone, look him straight in the eye.
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What lies behind appearance is usually another appearance.
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An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie.
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Diplomats lie with a heavy sense of destiny.
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Healthy vanity sweeps through life. Sickly vanity lies in bed.
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Truth-telling frightens me. Lying confuses me.
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Never lie in writing.
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Writers tell more truths, and more lies, than most.
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Fears and lies intensify consciousness.
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It is hard to tell truth, and hard not to.
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