Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique.
People lie, and they always are very very creative in finding new ways to lie.
Lying is our stock-in-trade as social creatures.
Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magic effects.
Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect.
If you spend a lot of time lying to people, you think a lot about what the truth means.
Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.
It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.
People lie in everyday conversation to appear more likeable and competent. While men and women lie equally as often, they tend to lie for different reasons.
I don't think lying has any ultimate justification. I don't think it ever leads to anything positive. The good fight to have is not to lie. That's one of the challenges in a way.