Quotogeny

Topic

Quotes about lies

  1. Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others.

    GenuineFyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers KaramazovPart 1, Book 2, chapter 2 ("The Old Buffoon")Father Zosima

  2. It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

    GenuineFyodor DostoevskyThe IdiotPart 4, chapter 5Ippolit Terentyev