Men Who Lie And Deceive Quotes & Sayings

Now there are two kinds of hardening, one of the understanding, the other of the sense of shame, when a man is resolved not to assent to what is manifest nor to desist from contradictions. Most of us are afraid of mortification of the body, and would contrive all means to avoid such a thing, but we care not about the soul's mortification. And indeed with regard to the soul, if a man be in such a state as not to apprehend anything, or understand at all, we think that he is in a bad condition; but if the sense of shame and modesty are deadened, this we call even power (or strength). — Epictetus

When I see humanity ripped apart and events patched up, and so many spots on the sun and so many holes in the moon, when I see so much misery everywhere, I suspect that God is not rich. The appearance exists, it is true, but I feel that he is hard up. — Victor Hugo

This Book had to be written by one of three people: good men, bad men or God. It couldn't have been written by good men because they said it was inspired by the revelation of God. Good men don't lie and deceive. It couldn't have been written by bad men because bad men would not write something that would condemn themselves. It leaves only one conclusion. It was given by divine inspiration of God. — John Wesley

My mother and I were part of a deal in the mid-'60s between Romania and Israel. Israel bought freedom for Romanian Jews for $2,000 a head. Ceausescu made a bundle in hard currency. He also 'sold' ethnic Germans to West Germany. Instead of going to Israel, my mother and I came to the United States. — Andrei Codrescu

Tristan sighed, slipping his arms around Zach, too. "You'll never get rid of me." "I'm oddly okay with that." Tristan dug his fingers into his back. "And I'm not Donna. No open relationship bullshit. I don't share." "Neither do I. Not you." Zach nuzzled the spot behind Tristan's ear. He bit Tristan's earlobe. "If you flirt with Nick again, I won't be responsible for the consequences." Tristan — Alessandra Hazard

They could be gone for years, healed over and laid to rest, and then out of nowhere the gun smoke stung my eyes, the wet jungle invaded my nose, and I had to bury them all over again. You could leave a war, but it never left you. — Mindy Mejia

Coming into the Games I knew I was in five events but I didn't expect to get a medal in every distance, especially the 5,000. — Cindy Klassen

The propensity to dwell on failure and mistakes, and an inability to shut out the outside world are, in his mind, the biggest psychological impediments for his female players, and they directly affect performance and confidence on the court. — Katty Kay

I want you to remember how it feels when I look at you. — Colleen Hoover

The only people I have ever seen paint successfully, consistently, with great authority, unselfconsciously and without fear of failing were about four years old. — Brian Johnson

You smell that? Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. — Robert Duvall

He who unlocks his greatest potential will reap his greatest treasures. — Matshona Dhliwayo

children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; — Anonymous

The only way forward is to never look back. — William Goldman

I guess not. I never felt incomplete or anything, if that's what you're asking. I think fathers must be kind of optional. — Rainbow Rowell