There is no holier spot of ground than where defeated valor lies by mourning beauty crowned

If I set out to sculpt a standing man and it becomes a lying woman, I know I am making art.

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.

As we all know, the most effective lies are the ones sprinkled with the most actual truths.

Mindfulness is a pause - the space between stimulus and response: that's where choice lies.

I am my own judge of what truths I shall tell. The truth can do just as much harm as a lie.

There's no need to talk about it, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.

I think if you don't say something it's lying by omission. I personally think it's immoral.

Though I never scruple a lie to serve my Master, it hurts one's conscience to be found out!

I can't stand by and allow tens of thousands of innocent people to be slaughtered for lies.

The former ruling class kept the community of actors in ignorance by means of various lies.

I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort.

Art in its perfection is not ostentatious; it lies hid and works its effect, itself unseen.

For the past twenty years you and I have been fed all day long on good solid lies about sex

The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.

Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God.

Know, man hath all which Nature hath, but more, And in that more lie all his hopes of good.

The woman who cannot tell a lie in defense of her husband, is unworthy of the name of wife.

True strength lies in our knowing, individually, what we are, who we are, and what we want.

I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack.

The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you.

Are you out of your mind?" It's not polite to lie to your best friend. "It's a possibility.

The only way to success in American public life lies in flattering and kowtowing to the mob

Wisdom lies in recognizing the dangers that lie within us and doing battle with them daily.

Widespread cultural acceptance of lying is a primary reason many of us will never know love

The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.

When you just coast through work and don't feel inspired, I feel you are lying to yourself.

If you (the press) lie about us, I will hit you, Kurt will shoot you, and we both will sue.

To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.

Everybody lies about sex. People lie during sex. If it weren't for lies, there'd be no sex.

Every lie has 2 parts - the lie we tell others and the one we tell ourselves to justify it.

At the heart of happiness lies peace. It is the last and the highest attainment of the soul.

Lying to yourself is easy, too. I know. It's much harder to stay and deal with consequences.

The Older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new gospel

Suffering and drama begin when you lie to yourself, even if you don't realize you are lying.

You might as well say that the woman lies on top of the man when they are making the babies.

It's our contention that equity may be in the money, depending on where the liabilities lie.

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.

I do not believe in the Cinema verite. Sometimes a really good lie is better than any truth.

The list is an absolute good. The list is life. All round its cramped margins lies the gulf.

The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.

The true greatness of a nation lies in its character, not in its economic or military power.

I like doing Pilates because I get to lie down on the floor for the duration of the session.

Our stability is but balance, and conduct lies In masterful administration of the unforseen.

But from each crime are born bullets that will one day seek out in you where the heart lies.

If wine tells truth - and so have said the wise, It makes me laugh to think how brandy lies!

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

The grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down.

Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.

Mysteries lie all around us, even in the most familiar things, waiting only to be perceived.

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