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Terry Goodkind Quotes about Lying

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I'm afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having made a mistake, then it can't be corrected and it festers. On the other hand, if we

I'm afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having made a mistake, then it can't be corrected and it festers. On the other hand, if we give up just because we made a mistake, even a big mistake, none of us would get far in life.

Terry Goodkind
Giving Up, Mistake, Lying
Terry Goodkind (2011). “Confessor”, p.180, Macmillan

People are stupid... They will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they're afraid it might be true.

Terry Goodkind
Lying, Stupid, Believe
"Wizard's First Rule". Book by Terry Goodkind, August 15, 1994.

...Wizard's Fifth Rule: Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie.

Terry Goodkind
Lying, People, Mind
Terry Goodkind (2015). “Soul Of The Fire”, p.220, Head of Zeus

People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People’s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool.

Terry Goodkind
Motivation, Lying, Stupid
"Wizard's First Rule". Book by Terry Goodkind, 1994.

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