Kids are very transparent to read. These quotes about being sneaky and lying highlight some of the mischievous behaviors children may be caught exhibiting.
“A lie cannot live.”
“Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.”
“Governments are supposed to lie to their citizens.”
“He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.”
“History is a set of lies agreed upon.”
“I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.”
“I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.”
“I don’t tolerate liars. When somebody lies to me, that’s really, like, just unbearable.”
“I have never insulted man or woman in my life, but if you knew what a wholesome regard I have for damn liars and rascals, they would be liable to keep out of my way.”
“I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.”
“I’m not upset that you lied to me; I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.”
“If someone’s lying about something small, you don’t know what else they’re lying about. I’m a big girl, I can handle the truth—even if it’s not good news.”
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
“I’ve studied pathological liars, and anything they say, they believe, and that’s one of the reasons they’re so convincing, because they have no connection with the truth. It’s a dead issue. It’s like they’re color-blind to the truth. So anything that comes out of their mouths is their reality.”
“Liars are always most disposed to swear.”
“Liars hate silence, so they often try to fill it up by talking more than they need to. They provide far more information than was needed or asked for.”
“Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived.”
“Lying can never save us from another lie.”
“Lying is an elementary means of self-defense.”
“Lying is the most fun a woman can have without taking her clothes off.”
“Men are liars. We’ll lie about lying if we have to. I’m an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.”
“Oh, I love to lie. That’s one of my favorite things in the world, coming up to somebody, especially press people, and telling them some enormous lie that couldn’t possibly be true.”
“Pay attention to science and not myths: We think liars won’t look you in the eyes, but it turns out an honest person will only look you in the eyes about 60 percent of the time.”
“People assume actors are born liars, but I’d argue the actor’s job is to tell the truth. And I’ve realised I’m not a good liar.”
“Regardless of how far a person runs, a lie will eventually catch up to them.”
“The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they’re not.”
“The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.”
“The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It’s for their own good.”
“The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.”
“Well, when I was younger, I lied all the time, because once you understand the power of lying, it’s really like magic because you transform reality for people.”
“When you learn that a truth is a lie, anger follows.”
“While photographs may not lie, liars may photograph.”
“Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.”
There are various ways to tell if someone is lying to you. Looking for the truth when confronted with a lie can be difficult to see through.
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