Through a conversation between Socrates and Adeimantus (Plato's brother) Plato defines the true lie' as believing wrongly about the most important things in one's life. Thelie in the soul' can be understood as Plato's answer to the Sophist Protagoras' famous assertion that "Man is the measure of all things", that, if one believes something to be so, it is so. Plato repudiated Protagoras' claim in virtually every one of his dialogues and Republic is no exception.
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“Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.” ~Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
For the record I'm working on that non-philosophy blog. It's called "A Requiem for Ruins and All The People I Used To Be"
There are no ruins as the spirit moves through life shedding its human ego. Inside my 40th birthday card was written: BURN YOUR EGO! Interesting card :)