The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic

  • -- John F. Kennedy 肯尼迪

真相的最大敌人往往不是谎言——故意的、做作的、不诚实的——而是神话——持久的、有说服力的、不切实际的

相关名言

MYTHOLOGY, n. The body of a primitive people's beliefs concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later.

神话(神话):原始人对其起源、早期历史、英雄、神灵等的信仰,有别于他们后来编造的真实故事。

We each have a personal myth, a vision of who we really are and what we want. Health means that part of what you want is to give to others.

我们每个人都有一个自己的神话,一个关于我们是谁和我们想要什么的愿景。健康意味着你想要的一部分是给予他人。

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

人们说谎最多的时候是打猎之后、战争期间或选举之前。

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

荷马教会了所有其他诗人巧妙地说谎的艺术。