“I will not avoid doing what I think is right, though it should draw on me the whole artillery that falsehood and malice can invent, or the credulity a deluded population can swallow.” ThinkingShouldWholeDrawsPopulationFalsehoodMaliceCredulityDeludedArtillery Author:William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
“Man is nothing but insincerity, falsehood, and hypocrisy, both in regard to himself and in regard to others. He does not wish that he should be told the truth, he shuns saying it to others; and all these moods, so inconsistent with justice and reason, have their roots in his heart.” MenShouldHeartDoeReasonWishJusticeRootsRegardMoodHypocrisyDeceitFalsehoodInconsistentInsincerity Author:Blaise Pascal
“Among the flowers no perfume is like mine; That which is best in me comes from within. So those in this world who would rise and shine Should seek internal excellence to win. And though 'tis true that falsehood and despair Meet in my name, yet bear it still in mind That where they meet they perish. All is fair When they are gone and nought remains behind.” WorldShouldMindStillsWinningNamesBehindsGoneThis WorldMinesFlowerBearsDespairFairsRemainsShiningExcellenceInternalsFalsehoodPerfume Author:Charles Godfrey Leland