“Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded human. It is always the same words telling the same lies. And the fact that men accept this, that the people’s anger has not destroyed these hollow clowns, strikes me …
Tag Archives: Lying
Truth exists; only lies are invented. ~Georges Braque
Georges Braque, Painter, Born: May 13, 1882 – Died: August 31, 1963
“It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth.” ~ Alexis de Tocqueville
Lie Is A Lie
“But a lie is a lie, and in itself intrinsically evil, whether it be told with good or bad intents.” ~ Immanuel Kant
“Who lies for you will lie against you.” ~ John Locke
Novels Are Fictions
“Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.” ~ Paul Auster
A Pondering Mind 