Lies can soothe, lies can protect, sometimes lies can save. But does a lie become more valuable than the truth?
In this article, I will publish 30 most interesting quotes and aphorisms about truth and lies from famous people.
- We skillfully present lies, because sometimes it is impossible to defend the truth. (T. Solovova)
- The truth hurts much more than a lie. Stronger, that’s just the pain from it is sharp and instantaneous, and a lie poisons the soul for years. (Ilia Amirov)
- If you want to know the truth, no one will tell you! They will only tell you their version. If you want to know the truth, you will have to find it yourself. (Julian Assange)
- It’s strange how often the truth seems unbelievable. (Erich Remarque)
- We are ready to believe anything but the truth. (Kaplos Safon)
- If you’ve tried everything and gotten nowhere, try telling the truth. (R. Reagan)
- If you eliminate the impossible, what remains is the truth, no matter how incredible it may seem. (A. Conan Doyle)
- If you don’t want to spoil your relationship with a person, don’t stop him from lying. (Dr. House)
- The truth is always paradoxical. Sometimes you tell the truth, they say, well, you are a liar, but you lie, and everyone is surprised, wow, how it happens in life! (Mikhail Zadornov)
- Everyone around knows the truth about themselves, it’s just that it’s much more convenient for them to lie. (Max Fry)
- The truth is always bitter, but its fruits are sweet. (Effendi Kapiev)
- The truth sets you free. (“Trick me”)
- Speaking the truth in this world becomes dangerous. You can run into it like that – you won’t collect the bones. (Ulyana Tulina)
- If a lie can be useful for a short time, then in the course of time it will inevitably turn out to be harmful. On the contrary, in the course of time the truth turns out to be useful, although it may now turn out to be harmful. (Denis Diderot)
- I fucking love to listen to lies, looking into the eyes … Especially when I know the truth … (Andriano Celentano)
- We were born to seek the truth, not to possess it. (Heinrich Mann)
- What is the point of searching inquisitively and persistently for the truth, if it always lies right on the surface anyway! (Yuri Khanon)
- The truth is the same for everyone, but every nation has its own special lie, which it calls its ideals. (Romain Rolland)
- The saddest thing is that those who are “always right” do not realize that there are several kinds of correct answers. (Robert Kiyosaki)
- Seeing the truth is always painful, but necessary. (“Revenge”)
- If from a young age you have chosen the path to the cherished truth, do not argue with the ignorant, forget their advice. (Avicenna)
- Saying it out loud doesn’t make it true. (Max Fry)
- Truth in a political sense: any statement that cannot be proven false. (D. Lynn and E. Jay)
- Disinformation. Beautiful lies outweigh the truth. The press only needs to provide a villain. (Strain)
- People always demand the truth, but they rarely like it. (George Martin)
- Lie – and you will be nice to everyone, cut the truth – and you will die on the block. (Nikolay Vekshin)
- It’s true… she’s like the sun – she can be silenced for a while, but she’s not going anywhere. (Doctor Tom)
- Our ear to flattery is a wide-open door, but to truth it is the eye of a needle. (Blaise Pascal)
- There is no truth on earth, but there is no truth above. (Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin)
- The final truth to a Russian person is always told obscenely. (Victor Pelevin)
Personal advice suggests that only some people who are the exception to the rule need the truth. Most people don’t care about the truth at all. It is very easy to believe in a lie, it calms, but the truth needs to be found and few people want to spend time and effort on this. What for? For whom is the truth valuable?
