No lie can live forever.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Falsehoods eventually fail because they cannot sustain themselves indefinitely. Truth tends to outlast lies.
- In plain terms
- Lies always get caught or fade away over time.
- What can you take from it?
- Lies cannot survive forever; truth outlasts them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you seen a lie exposed eventually?
- Why do people believe lies?
Another view
Sometimes lies persist longer than truth in the short term.
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