Quotes About Truth

always bear in mind that the person who speaks may be lying

No," said Miss Marple. "You believed what he said. It really is very dangerous to believe people. I never have for years.

To know when to use the truth is the essence of successful deception

I looked at her. Sheila was my girl--the girl I wanted--and wanted for keeps. But it wasn't any use having illusions about her. Sheila was a liar and probably always would be a liar. It was her way of fighting for survival--the quick easy glib denial. It was a child's weapon--and she'd probably never got out of using it. If I wanted Sheila, I must accept her as she was--be at hand to prop up the weak places. We've all got our weak places. Mine were different from Sheila's, but they were there.

Things are simple as a rule

She used to say:"The young people think the old people are fools, but the old people KNOW the young people are fools!

Never worry about what you say to a man. They're so conceited that they never believe you mean it if it's unflattering.

I know that in books it is always the most unlikely person. But I never find that rule applies in real life. There it is so often the obvious that is true.

Some of the greatest criminals I have known had the faces of angels.

The truth must be quite plain, if one could just clear away the litter.

We will make them tell us what it is," said Poirot. "Third degree?" said Colonel Carbury. "No." Poirot shook his head. "Just ordinary conversation. On the whole, you know, people tell you the truth. Because it is easier! Because it is less strain on the inventive faculties! You can tell one lie - or two lies - or three lies or even four lies - but you cannot lie all the time. And so - the truth becomes plain.

Oh, my friend, have I not said to you all along that I have no proofs. It is one thing to know that a man is guilty, it is quite another matter to prove him so. And, in this case, there is terribly little evidence. That is the whole trouble.

Accuracy is more a male quality than a female one. - Jane Marple

It's as easy to utter lies as truth

Bagi sebagian orang kebenaran itu penting, sebab mereka dapat menerimanya. Mereka dapat menghadapi kebenaran dengan tabah - ketabahan yang hanya dimiliki orang-orang yang mengharapkan kehidupan yang cerah.

The truth is, that one doesn't really know anything about anybody. Not even the people who are nearest to you...' 'Isn't that going a little too far--exaggerating too much?' 'I don't think it is. When you think of people, it is in the image you have made of them for yourself.

because I've always noticed that if you speak the truth in a rather silly way nobody believes you. I've often done it over contracts. And it's also a good thing to seem stupider than you are.

It takes more than a printed notice to keep you from reality. . . . We've only one life to live.

You weren't quite accurate just now." "I? Not accurate?" Poirot sounded affronted.

For whom will a woman lie? Sometimes for herself, usually for the man she loves, always for her children.

He, of course, is a liar, but that doesn't really matter because, if you know liars are liars, it comes to the same thing.

It is one thing to know that a man is guilty, it is quite another matter to prove him so.

Lo imposible no puede haber sucedido; por tanto, lo imposible tiene que ser posible, a pesar de las apariencias.

What are the years from twenty to forty? Fettered and bound by personal and emotional relationships. That's bound to be. That's living. But later there's a new stage. You can think, observe life, discover something about other people and the truth about yourself. Life becomes real--significant. You see it as a whole. Not just one scene--the scene you, as an actor, are playing. No man or woman is actually himself (or herself) till after forty-five. That's when individuality has a chance.