Quotes About Truth

I'm afraid that's the wicked way of the world. Everything's covered in smoke and mirrors.

But lyrics are not proof; photographs are.

When someone is in disguise, and the disguise is not very good, one can describe it as a transparent disguise. This does not mean that the person is wearing plastic wrap or glass or anything else transparent. It merely means that people can see through his disguise - that is, the disguise doesn't fool them for a minute.

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so

The map is not the territory," Snicket's chaperon advises him. "That's an expression which means the world does not match the picture in our heads.

She wouldn't have to be lying to be wrong.

By 'aha' she means 'one minute' Stephano claims he knows nothing about snakes, the next he claims he is an expert! By 'aha' she means 'Stephano has been lying to us'. By 'aha' she means 'we've finally exposed his dishonesty to you'! By 'aha' she means 'aha'!

Even the most ridiculous of stories can contain a grain of truth.

The phrase 'for naught' is simply a fancy way of saying 'for nothing,' and it doesn't matter which phrase you use, for they are both equally difficult to admit.

The dark was real, though. It almost always is.

Truth, schmuth," Captain Sham said. If you don't care about something, one way to demonstrate your feelings is to say the word and then repeat the word with the letters S-C-H-M replacing the real first letters. Somebody who didn't care about dentists, for instance, could say "Dentists, schmentists.

They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

Just because something is typed—whether it is typed on a business card or typed in a newspaper or book—this does not mean that it is true. The

One of the greatest myths in the world - and the phrase 'greatest myths' is just a fancy way of saying 'big fat lies' - is that troublesome things get less and less troublesome if you do them more and more.... The truth is that troublesome things tend to remain troublesome no matter how many times you do them, and that you should avoid doing them unless they are absolutely urgent.

The dark was real, though. It almost always is. The

Just because you can picture something does not make it so.

But just because you can picture something does not make it so.

There are secrets everywhere. I think everyone's parents have secrets. You just have to know where to look for them.

Newspaper stories aren't always accurate," Klaus said nervously. The shopkeeper frowned. "Nonsense," he said. "The Daily Punctilio wouldn't print things that aren't true. If the newspaper says somebody is a murderer, then they are a murderer and that's the end of it. Now you said you wanted to send a telegram?

That's the wicked way of the world. Everything's covered in smoke and mirrors.

What are your names?" "You know our names," Violet said curtly, a word which here means "tired of Count Olaf's nonsense." "That wig and that lipstick don't fool us any more than your pale-brown dress and sensible beige shoes. You're Count Olaf.

The map is not the territory," Snicket's chaperone advises him. "That's an expression which means the world does not match the picture in our heads.

But the sad truth is that the truth is sad, and what you want does not matter.

Just because something is typed -- whether it is typed on a business card or typed in a newspaper or book -- this does not mean that it is true.