“Stranger, tell the people of Lacedaemon
That we who lie here obeyed their commands.”
Book 7, Ch. 228.
The Histories
Mentira https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=PCZuYK3Rjig. <br class="br">Clandestino (1998)
“Stranger, tell the people of Lacedaemon
That we who lie here obeyed their commands.”
Book 7, Ch. 228.
The Histories
“As a general rule philosophy is like stirring mud or not letting a sleeping dog lie.”
Samuel Butler (1835–1902) novelist
Philosophy
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part XX - First Principles
Context: As a general rule philosophy is like stirring mud or not letting a sleeping dog lie. It is an attempt to deny, circumvent or otherwise escape from the consequences of the interlacing of the roots of things with one another.
Manu Chao (1961) French Spanish singer, guitarist and record producer
Todo es mentira en este mundo<br>Todo es mentira la verdad<br>Todo es mentira yo me digo<br>Todo es mentira ¿Por qué será? <br class="br"> Mentira https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=PCZuYK3Rjig. <br class="br">Clandestino (1998)
“All boys lie," Ben said. "And all girls lie, too. I lie. You lie. Don't pretend you don't.”
Holly Black book The Darkest Part of the Forest
The Darkest Part of the Forest
“People lie. Auras never lie.”
Harbhajan Singh Yogi (1929–2004) Indian-American Sikh Yogi
The Eight Human Talents (2001)
“Lie and Lie until you succeed.”
Akshay Agrawal (1998) Serial Social Entrepreneur
TEDx talk at Oberoi International School, Mumbai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUisKJ7hnwA
“Which is better, truth that is a lie or the lie that is truth?”
Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor
Source: The Judges
“Every day is a lie. But you are dying. That is not a lie.”
Cormac McCarthy book The Road
Source: The Road