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Our power of being happy lies a good deal in ourselves, I believe. — Charlotte Bronte

There is nothing good or bad about knowledge itself; morality lies in the application of knowledge. — Jon Erickson

Whatever else art is good for, its chief effectiveness lies in propagating more art. — Leo Steinberg

Here lies Gomez Addams
he was good for nothing. — Jack Sharkey

People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies. — Don Miguel Ruiz

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion. — Theodor Adorno

Good-bye to the lies of the poets.
[Lat., Valeant mendacia vatum.] — Ovid

One man lies in his words, and gets a bad reputation; another in his manners, and enjoys a good one. — Henry David Thoreau

Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind. — Cassandra Clare

If you tell a lie, always rehearse it. If it don't sound good to you, it won't sound good to anybody. — Satchel Paige

Nothing is as good as it seems, and nothing is as bad as it seems. Somewhere in between lies realty. — Lou Holtz

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. — Thomas Carlyle

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good. — Calvin Coolidge

There were lies we told to save ourselves, and then there were lies we told to rescue others. What counted more, the mistruth, or the greater good? — Jodi Picoult

Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or burn you to death, depending on how they're used. — Max Brooks

Wouldst thou ever roam abroad? See, what is good lies by thy side. Only learn to catch happiness, for happiness is ever by you. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Very simply, our physical and spiritual safety lies in never even getting close to the line that separates light from dark, good from evil. — Sheri L. Dew

Good and bad lies within and without one other loses its mean and essence. — Zaman Ali

managers in most companies are already overwhelmed with good ideas. Their challenge lies in prioritization and execution, — Eric Ries

When PC subverts The Good and instead promotes Vice, Lies, and Ugliness this is self-perceived as merely humble experiments in pursuit of the Better. — Bruce G. Charlton

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth — Bo Bennett

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ. — W. H. Auden

You've learned that every good lie is threaded with truth and every accepted truth leaks lies. — Dennis Lehane

There are no self-proclaimed villains, only regiments of self-proclaimed saints. Victorious historians rule where good or evil lies. — Glen Cook

The state lies in all languages of good and evil; and whatever it says, it lies-and whatever it has, it has stolen. — Friedrich Nietzsche

And however dark the skies may appear, And however souls may blunder, I tell you it all will work out clear, For good lies over and under. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Wrong decisions make a good stories, lies make a very good stories — Nourhan Mamdouh

For the past twenty years you and I have been fed all day long on good solid lies about sex — C.S. Lewis

A good, solid, beefy lie is too heavy to stand on its own. It needs smaller, quicker, more complicated lies to hold it up. — Catherynne M Valente

The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth. — Criss Jami

Life is short. Ask God to give you perspective instead of believing the lies that your life isn't good enough. — Kerri Pomarolli

A world without any lies at all is not a good world, because it's artless and because there are no white lies, no flattery. — Ricky Gervais

Beauty lies in the purity of Heart,looking good is just called prettiness. — Vansh Wadhwani

To make a really effective monster you need to begin with a good man, and tell him lies ... Edward — Kage Baker

Wisdom lies in taking everything with good humor and a grain of salt. — George Santayana

REJECT THE LIES AND VIOLENCE. STAND FOR LOVE, TRUTH, DECENCY AND THE COMMON GOOD. — Bryant McGill

Your teammates see you through the good and the bad. They see where your foundation lies. — Tobin Heath

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity. — Maria Montessori

We have a good arrangement. Roman lies to me and I pretend to believe him. — Sharon Tate

Like all good works of fiction, it lies like the truth. — Robert Crossley

The good of man, and likewise his ill, lies in how he exercises his choice, while everything else is nothing to us, — Epictetus

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect. — Jean De La Bruyere

The acceptable is unacceptable. The truth is a lie. The good is pure evil. Even freedom has become a prison. — Bryant McGill

Sometimes a lie builds until the truth does more harm than good — Luke Scull

The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies. — Marc Bloch

People need good lies. There are too many bad ones. — Kurt Vonnegut

We are accustomed to see men deride what they do not understand, and snarl at the good and beautiful because it lies beyond their sympathies — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in having found my life. — Elyn R. Saks

Good intentions are wicked! As far as I can see, all they lead to are lies and delusions. — Jane Smiley

What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer of lies, a restorer of truth and good? — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Was the cake at least good? He knows where my heart lies. — Katja Millay

As your training progresses, always remember that the key to gaining the ability for spontaneous and creative technique lies in good ukemi; — Mitsugi Saotome

Dig within. There lies the wellspring of good. — Marcus Aurelius

Everything is in constant flux, from state to state, from good to bad and back again ... , only in transmutation, perpetual motion, lies truth. — Asger Jorn

He lies to himself the way he lies to me. He believes this. He actually believes that he was good to me. — Paula Hawkins

Good intentions are only lies the weak tell themselves. — Robin LaFevers

Lying in small doses makes a good storyteller great. — Bryan Way

Some of these things are true and some of them lies. But they are all good stories. — Hilary Mantel

the real essence of our lifetime lies in the time of our lives — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

He lied the way a parent lies to you, the good lie that helps you go to sleep. — Rick Yancey

A deceitful tongue will always be good at twisting the truth. — Dennis Adonis

Behind every good woman lies a trail of men. — Tracy Bonham

The basis lies in the idea that if you're kind to others, good things will happen to you. — Max Gray

Good Fiction hangs a story of a framework or lies that tells an emotional truth. — Marie White Small

God gives His deepest discernment and sharpest marksmanship to men who aim to expose His truth before an enemy's lies. — Criss Jami

He who fights with priests may make up his mind to have his poor good name torn and befouled by the most infamous lies and the most cutting slanders. — Heinrich Heine

Everything is fine, nobody is happy... — Anonymous

In the hearts of men lies both good and evil. The two coexist. Some men become good, and others become evil. It is the way of this world.
-Kikyo — Rumiko Takahashi

We're not really good at knowing what we want, and we are quick to say 'this sucks'. That's where the opportunity lies. — Gary Vaynerchuk

Paradise for a happy man lies in his own good nature. — Edward Abbey

The Bible has noble poetry in it ... and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies. — Mark Twain

What is a good performance? It lies in the hands and head of a performer ... the shortest way between two people is not a straight line. — Earle Brown

For seven men she gave her life. For one good man she was his wife. Beneath the ice by Snow White Falls, there lies the fairest of them all. — Kathryn Wesley

Just remember all the good lies have an element of truth to them. — John J. Davis

I believe now that we're the enemy to the things we really want for our lives. We get really good at telling ourselves ugly lies on repeat. — Hannah Brencher

Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it. — Sophocles

The good man's only singularity lies in his approving welcome to every experience the looms of fate may weave for him, — Diana Gabaldon

How is it possible that anyone can believe in a kind of God of Evil named Satan or Devil? Surely, evil lies within oneself. — Ralph P. Vander Heide

Good luck lies in odd numbers. — William Shakespeare

Good and evil are silly lies, nonsense put forth to plague honest sensible men. — George R R Martin

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education. — Alphonso Jackson

The list is an absolute good. The list is life. All round its cramped margins lies the gulf. — Thomas Keneally

Be faithful in the little things, for in them our strength lies. To the good God nothing is little, because He is so great and we are so small. — Mother Teresa

Good or bad, do it as you. Too many lies and there's no truth to go back to. — Terry Pratchett

Almost everything you think is sacred, good and decent, is a lie and an all-out assault against truth and decency. — Bryant McGill

Fiction had sold me pretty lies, and none of them did me any good now. — Kitty Thomas

Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent. — Neil Gaiman

In its broadest term, religion says that there is an unseen order, and that our supreme good lies in rightful relations to it. — William James

Good Person, Good Words and Good Action are independent, wisdom lies in recognizing each of this good irrespective of other one or two being not Good. — Venkat Gandhi

All stories are lies. But good stories are lies made from light and fire. And they lift our hearts out of the dust, and out of the grave. — Mike Carey

Never be discouraged because good things get on so slowly here; and never fail daily to do that good which lies next to your hand. — George MacDonald

true giving lies not in receiving but in giving — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Men are liars. We'll lie about lying if we have to. I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive. — Tim Allen

But sometimes the lies we let ourselves believe are for our own good. — Rob Thomas

In the motive lies the good or ill. — Samuel Johnson

The blame lies with our brains. While they are really good at building circuits, they are awful at unbuilding them. — Daniel Coyle

The let-alone lies not in your good will. — William Shakespeare

That the good that we do might live on after us, while the evil lies interred with their bones. — Jennifer Lee Carrell

This is the only way that you can hope to survive. Because life ... is not a movie. Everyone lies. Good guys lose. And love ... does not conquer all. — George Huang

Good lies need a leavening of truth to make them palatable. — William McIlvanney