"An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded."

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"An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded."

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"Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different."

William James, American Philosopher

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"Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle."

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

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"Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie."

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"There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"A lie never lives to be old."

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"The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception."

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"Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don't lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an all-time high."

J. D. Hayworth, American Politician

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"The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but lest, by a lie, it should persuade itself that it is not hungry."

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"The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish."

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"Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it."

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"Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence."

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"Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men."

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"When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society."

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"The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?"

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"Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church."

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