"A concealed truth, that's all a lie is. Either by omission or commission we never do more than obscure. The truth stays in the undergrowth, waiting to be discovered."

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Source : Josephine Hart (1991). “Damage: a novel”, Alfred A. Knopf

Josephine Hart

#Lying Quotes #Omission Quotes #Waiting Quotes

“Icelanders are grateful to meet foreigners who have heard of their country. And even more grateful to hear someone say it deserves better.”

Source : Halldór Laxness (2003). “Iceland's Bell”, Vintage
“Being with a man incapable of telling a lie â€“ a whole lot of awesome. Being with a man who could taste when you lied â€“ sucked the big one.”
“I was born in 1949, and by the time I was 10, I figured out that my hope chest was not aimed in the same direction everybody else's was. And that life was going to be very, very complicated. And that I could either be provocative and declamatory, or shy, retiring and scared.”
“Everything isn't black and white, but for me it might as well be.”

Source : FaceBook post by Bruce Gilden from Mar 24, 2010
“Courage is the most fundamental of all virtues.”
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong; that hardy spirits and tough minds usually inhabit sound gods.”
“Look at nature - look at birds, look at fish. Things that look good, work good. People don't get the message of ergonomics.”
“Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.”

Source : Corrie Ten Boom (1985). “Jesus is Victor”, Fleming H Revell Company

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