The lie has long since lost its honest function of misrepresenting reality. Nobody believes anybody, everyone is in the know. Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion.

Quote by Theodor W Adorno

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I long for scenes where man has never trod A place where woman never smiled...

I long for scenes where man has never trod A place where woman never smiled...

Loquacity and lying are cousins

Loquacity and lying are cousins

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell...

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell...

I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create...

I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create...

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to...

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

To lie about a far country is easy

To lie about a far country is easy

A relationship without trust is like having a phone with no service. And what do...

A relationship without trust is like having a phone with no service. And what do...

Can't stand when I know you're lying and I give you a chance to tell...

Can't stand when I know you're lying and I give you a chance to tell...

The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.

The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he...

Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he...

The test of any man lies in action.

The test of any man lies in action.

What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take...

What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take...

We live in a world built on promises, constructed by liars.

We live in a world built on promises, constructed by liars.

People who read the tabloids deserve to be lied to

People who read the tabloids deserve to be lied to

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy,...

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy,...