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“The truth? It's hardly ever as complicated as we think. We just hope it is, because then we feel smarter if we can work it out in advance.”

Book:Anxious People

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“The illusion without Lightweaving is superior, Design." "Because it's fake?" "Because the audience knows it's fake," Wit said. "When they watch and let themselves be amazed, they are joining in the illusion. They're giving you something vital. Something powerful. Something essential. Their belief.”

Stories Belief Lies

Book:Rhythm of War

Source: Rhythm of War

“All of those that say that everyone has their own truth might as well say that everyone has their own lie since if there are as many truths as there are souls then there is no truth at all. You might as well believe anything you like, which is of course what so many people now do.”

Truth Lies Relativism Subjectivism

Book:Castalia: The Citadel of Reason

Source: Castalia: The Citadel of Reason

“Find a partner who serves God first, is humble enough to serve you, and wise enough to appreciate being served.”

Inspirational Quotes Motivational Quotes God Quotes Wise Quotes Marion Bekoe Marion Bekoe Quotes Humble Quotes Put God First Serve Others Partner Quotes

Author:Marion Bekoe

“A lie is an attempt to glue something that cannot hold by itself”

Lying Lies Lie Lies Quotes

Book:The Great Pearl of Wisdom

Source: The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“Anybody who says, ‘I didn’t mean to lie’ is being dishonest.”

Lies Liars Lie Dishonesty Lies Quotes Lies Politics Dishonest Dishonest People Liar Quotes Dishonesty Quotes

Book:Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

Source: Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“We believe that the reduction of the citizen to an object of propaganda, private and public, is one of the greatest dangers to democracy. A prevalent notion is that the great mass of the people cannot understand and cannot form an independent judgment upon any matter; they cannot be educated, in the sense of developing their intellectual powers, but they can be bamboozled. The reiteration of slogans, the distortion of the news, the great storm of propaganda that beats upon the citizen twenty-four hours a day all his life long mean either that democracy must fall a prey to the loudest and most persistent propagandists or that the people must save themselves by strengthening their minds so that they can appraise the issues for themselves.”

Thinking Truth Freedom Education Lies Propaganda Democracry

Book:GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD

Source: GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD

“What does it matter if we lie? When has anything good ever happened in the world just because someone told the truth?”

Truth Lies Truth Quotes The Dream Peddler

Book:The Dream Peddler

Source: The Dream Peddler

“Only love can handle honesty, not attachment. Hence love is free from lies while attachment is the breeding ground of lies.”

Love Life Mind Heart Truth Relationships Psychology Lies Attachment

Author:Shunya

“Lies and secrets only have to be your legacy if you let them, Nell.”

Lies Legacy Secrets

Book:The Ever Falls

Source: The Ever Falls

“Navigate the world of the written word as you navigate that of the spoken word, for the imposters you fear in the latter abound in the former.”

Lies Imposter Lies Quotes Liars Quotes Imposters

Book:The Great Pearl of Wisdom

Source: The Great Pearl of Wisdom

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