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When people tell a lie about something, they have to make up a bunch of lies to go with the first one. "Mythomania" is the word for it.
Norwegian Wood
A good memory is needed once we have lied
By a lie a man throws away and, as it were, annihilates his dignity as a man
We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral
Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world
The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity
Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom
Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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