
“We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.”
Section 70
The Passionate State Of Mind, and Other Aphorisms (1955)
“We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.”
Section 70
The Passionate State Of Mind, and Other Aphorisms (1955)
“…we all lie to ourselves; we tell our own selves more lies than we ever do other people.”
Source: Counter-Clock World
“I think sometimes we can disagree with the facts … But our intention is never to lie to you.”
Sean Spicer says the White House will be honest, but can disagree with the facts http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/press-secretary-sean-spicer-says-the-white-house-will-be-honest/news-story/f229fdf7dcc781ec6438cc51031e266f (January 24, 2017)
Context: To think what we do not feel is to lie to ourselves, in the same way that we lie to others when we say to others what we do not think. Everything we think must be thought with our entire being, body, and soul.
“Sometimes,” Sam says, “I can’t tell when you’re lying.”
“I never lie,” I lie.”
Source: White Cat
Josephus Daniels, ambassador to Mexico, sent this quotation to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 1, 1936, in a note of New Year greetings, with this comment: "Here is an expression from Holmes which, if it has missed you, is so good you may find a use for it in one of your 'fireside' talks". Reported in Carroll Kilpatrick, ed., Roosevelt and Daniels (1952), p. 159.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858)