Quotations
Quotes:
Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?
View quotes by Quentin Crisp
Whoever would lie usefully should lie seldom. (Memoirs of the reign of George II)
View quotes by Lord Hervey
I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.
View quotes by George Washington
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.
View quotes by Pope John Paul II
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
View quotes by Eric Hoffer
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.
View quotes by Graham Greene
All day long, they lie in the sun, and when the sun goes down, they lie some more.
View quotes by Frank Sinatra
Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.
View quotes by Oliver Herford
Start a lie and a truth together, like hare and hound: the lie will run fast and smooth, and no man will ever turn it aside; but at the truth most hands will fling a stone, and so hinder it for sport's sake, if they can.
View quotes by Ouida
Here are a list of Quotes from the delightful Northern Irish Comedian Danny McCrossan
Even the most powerful lie detector invented couldn’t drag a secret out of a woman, however, women rarely have lunch with lie detectors… - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian
See women need to talk because they feel like they have to have adequate levels of communication in order to sustain a healthy and open relationship, whereas men are only driven to speak because of matters beyond their control, like not being able to find clean socks. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
In Pagan times, uninspired people made sacrifices at the altar, and today, thanks to marraige, many still do. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
When women are bored they do the usual things, they eat, they go shopping, they neurotically judge the looks of other women, but men, men invade another country! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Anything that I’ve ever done that ended up worthwhile, initially scared me to death. Wether it was walking out on stage for that very first time, or asking a girl to include me in her plans for the future, but you know what, You have to risk everything sometimes or you risk even more. It’s not the challenges we face that define us, it’s the actions we take. - Danny McCrossan -Northern irish Comedian.
Everyone had big plans for me when I was younger, it was a cliche “Danny can do anything he wants to do” So I did the only thing I ever thought was worthwhile, bring laughter into the world. How I came to been seen as somewhat of a dissapointment to all those people who had made plans for me, well that still makes me chuckle. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
You learn alot in your teenage years, for instance I learned that if you’re ever being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a little tunnel, then onto a mini seesaw and then jump through a ring of fire, they’ve trained for that y’see. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Asking people in Northern Ireland what they think of politics is like asking the Jews what they think of Hitler. - Danny MCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
There are too many warnings on packaging these days - defrost before eating - Use as directed - I mean, what’s next, you buy a packet of condoms, warning - may contain nuts! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I say don’t conform, don’t allow yourself to be pigeon holed, it’s no good for the soul, and the pigeon doesn’t enjoy it either. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I remember how nervous I was my very first gig and I remember when I walked out on stage and spoke those words, how the audience laughed and laughed. I swore, there and then, that one day I would have my revenge. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
The sign said “This door to remain closed at all times” Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t that defeat the purpose of a door? - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
View quotes by Danny McCrossan
An impossible lie is an impossible lie [well this particular piece of philosophy is hard to argue with!]
View quotes by Bubba Watson
Under this stone, Reader, survey
Dead Sir John Vanbrugh's house of clay.
Lie heavy on him, Earth! for he
Laid many heavy loads on thee!
(Epitaph to Sir John Vanbrugh)
View quotes by Abel Evans
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
View quotes by Lucille Ball
The great mass of people... will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.
View quotes by Adolf Hitler
You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.
View quotes by Dean Martin
He will lie even when it is inconvenient, the sign of the true artist
View quotes by Gore Vidal
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of the state
View quotes by Sir Henry Wotton
A woman does not want the truth; what is truth to women? From the beginning, nothing has been more alien, repugnant, and hostile to woman than the truth - her great art is the lie, her highest concern is mere appearance and beauty
View quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche
"Let sleeping dogs lie."
View quotes by Sir Robert Walpole
I like big butts and I cannot lie you other brothers can't deny when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get sprung.
View quotes by Justin Timberlake
Proverbs:
The More One Knows, The Less One Believes
As You Make Your Bed, So Must You Lie In It
Seeing Is Believing
You Catch More Flies With Honey Than With Vinegar
Ask No Questions And Hear No Lies
Believe Nothing Of What You Hear, And Only Half Of What You See
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
He Who Flies High Is A Short Step From A Big Fall
A Proverb Never Lies, It Is Only Its Meaning Which Deceives
When Alone, We Have Our Thoughts To Watch, In Our Families, Our Tempers And In Society Our Tongues
When Poverty Comes In At The Door, Love Flies Out Of The Window
If You Lie Down With Dogs You Will Come Up With Fleas
If You Believe Everything You Read, You Better Not Read
Accidents Will Happen In The Best Regulated Families
One Who Has The Reputation Of An Early Riser May Safely Lie In Bed Until Noon
Flies Come To Feasts Unasked
The Old Believe Everything, The Middle Aged Suspect Everything, The Young Know Everything
You Do Well To Believe In God Satan Also Believes And Trembles
Flies Never Visit An Egg That Has No Crack
Sympathy Without Relief Is Like Mustard Without Beef
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