Katharine Fullerton Gerould Quotes about Lying

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I know exaggerators of both kinds: people whose lies are only picturesque adjectives, and people whose picturesque adjectives are only lies.

I know exaggerators of both kinds: people whose lies are only picturesque adjectives, and people whose picturesque adjectives are only lies.

Katharine Fullerton Gerould

Lying, People, Adjectives

On the whole, I should say that the person who likes to lie should never, in any circumstances, be allowed to. Leave the lying to the people who hate it. You will not find them indulging often.

Katharine Fullerton Gerould

Hate, Lying, People

Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1920). “Modes and Morals”

It is not permissible to lie merely to save one's face. But it is sometimes permissible to lie to save another person's face.

Katharine Fullerton Gerould

Lying, Faces, Sometimes

Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1920). “Modes and Morals”

The insidiousness of science lies in its claim to be not a subject, but a method. You could ignore a subject; no subject is all-inclusive. But a method can plausibly be applied to anything within the field of consciousness.

Katharine Fullerton Gerould

Lying, Science, Fields