“Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb book The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“4970. They say so, is half a Lie.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
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Thomas Fuller (writer)420
British physician, preacher, and intellectual 1654–1734Related quotes
“It’s always better to tell a half-truth than a half-lie.”
Ben Aaronovitch book Moon Over Soho
Source: Moon Over Soho (2011), Chapter 13, “Autumn Leaves” (p. 277)
“Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it so that the other half may reach you.”
Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese artist, poet, and writer
This line was later paraphrased by John Lennon, in his song "Julia", on The Beatles (1968): "Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it just to reach you, Julia."
Sand and Foam (1926)
Eva Dobell (1876–1963) British poet
Unsourced, In A Soldiers' Hospital 1: Pluck
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) British poet laureate
" The Grandmother http://www.poetryconnection.net/poets/Alfred_Lord_Tennyson/14415", st. 8 (1864)
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Variant: A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
