Quotes About Denial

You tell a man the truth about himself and, well, they find they have trouble accepting it.

No one has yet been found resolute enough in dogmatizing to deny that Nature made man equal; that society has destroyed this equality is a truth not more incontrovertible.

The world has its fling at lawyers sometimes, but its very denial is an admission. It feels, what I believe to be the truth, that of all secular professions this has the highest standards.

Fools who won't see the truth are deadly.

He that obstinately denieth the truth before men upon earth, wilfully refuseth his soul's health in heaven.

Belief means not wanting to know what is true.

One day we shall all face the truth and reality that we all hate.

What you deny or ignore, you delay, What you accept and face, you conquer.

They say the truth will set you free, but what they neglect to mention is what happens when the truth isn't what you want to hear.

Since when has outright denial of truth become a Nigerian factor?

You can hold on to the smallest doubt and take comfort in it, stay in denial and go on with your carefree life, until one day you're finally cornered by a truth that can no longer be ignored.

Honesty lies in understanding our close and necessary relationship with not wanting to hear the truth.

The truth which sets men free is the truth which most men fear to accept.

The most lies we will ever tell in our lives will be to ourselves.

The truth is considered hatred by those who hate the truth.

The truth, when it matches with what we want, think, or believe already, we love it. But, when it doesn't, we either hate it or ignore it, or both.

The trouble with denial is that when the truth comes, you aren't ready.

It takes more effort to avoid the truth than it does to face it.

Proper, deep, enduring joy usually requires a remarkable facility for denial, something which the Danes have in spades.

I didn't do it,' he insisted. 'Then why did you run?' Sabrina asked. 'And send rabbits to eat us! I'm a seven-year-old girl,' Daphne said. 'Do you know how important bunny rabbits are to me?

I smiled. I supposed she was exhibiting what people nowadays refer to, with crushing disapproval, as denial. It's always been hard for me to tell the difference between denial and what used to be known as hope.

because you don't. You couldn't possibly see things the way I do. The answer is no, no insurance. Like most everybody else, I was living in denial. Isn't that what you people call

mejor manera de no tener problemas es no darlos. —Eso es mentira y lo sabe. —No, no lo sé.

They always say they didn't. I never heard of one who said, 'You know, I deserve this.' Never happens.