truth Quotes (43)

“The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.”

“Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.”

“The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself.”

“Eyes are so transparent that through them the soul is seen.”

“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”

“The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.”

“One often makes a remark and only later sees how true it is.”

“To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.”

“Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber – starting with me – has a monopoly on being right.”

“There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.”

“One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.”

“If you judge, investigate.”

“A corrupt judge is not qualified to inquire into the truth.”

“The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.”

“Reexamine all that you have been told... Dismiss that which insults your soul.”

“Biography is the only true history.”

“A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts.”

“Tell the truth so as to puzzle and confound your adversaries.”

“Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.”

“Never assume the obvious is true.”

“Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.”

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”

“Better a lie that soothes than a truth that hurts.”

“There are three types of lies - lies, damn lies, and statistics.”

“The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode.”

“Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events.”

“The search for the truth is not for the fainthearted.”

“The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.”

“It is the truth that irritates a person.”

“The first reaction to truth is hatred.”

“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.”

“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible.”

“The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.”

“I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details.”

“Theories should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

“I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.”

“He who has many friends cannot have one true friend.”

“There is only one truth in this world: to love one another.”

“Good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness; honest words offend the ear but benefit conduct.”

“If it truly benefits you, do not fear the words of others.”

“A lie is like a snowball: the longer it rolls, the bigger it gets.”

“A dog is not considered clever because it barks well, nor is a man considered wise because he speaks well.”

“You are not special. You are not exceptional.”