truth on Lying

Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.

There’s a somewhat naïve belief among some that, in general, most people are inherently good. While many Christians may not fully embrace John Calvin’s doctrine of total depravity (which I believe is ...

There are many ways to be a saint, and at times our fidelity may look like betrayal. We may have to become “saints of darkness.” We may have to be saints whose light seems to go out as we wander in th...

Holy and merciful God, we need Your grace and love today. We deliberately lie and speak falsehoods. We mislead and deceive with half-truths. We omit facts that make us look bad. We take pleasure in go...

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

To stand up for truth is nothing. For truth, you must sit in jail. You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But n...

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.

Before God can deliver us we must undeceive ourselves.

Tell all the truth, but tell it slant. . . . The truth must dazzle gradually / Or every man be blind.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.

Tell truth, and shame the devil.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by children.

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

Get your facts first, and then you can distort 'em as much as you please.

Pastor: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. People: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from a...

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

At some point in childhood we all make the powerful discovery that we can manipulate the truth about ourselves.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." In ...

In the struggle with falsehood art always did win and it always does win! ... And no sooner will falsehood be dispersed than the nakedness of violence will be revealed in all its ugliness – and violen...

Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Who will tell you the truth? An enemy who hates you bitterly, and a friend who loves you dearly.

As my AA, NA, and CA friends have repeatedly reminded me, rigorous honesty is the first rule of recovery.

Prayer of Adoration Great God our Father: You are good and You are strong. You are faithful and true, and You won’t tempt or lie to us. In a world that appeals to our sinful cravings and dominated b...

My goal is to speak the truth in love. There are a lot of people speaking the truth with no love, and there are a lot of people talking about love without much truth.

The last time someone said to you, “I need to talk to you,” how did that strike you? Did you think, Maybe she needs to tell me how much she appreciates me. More likely you thought, I’m in trouble. Whe...