The dust of controversy is merely the falsehood flying off.

There has been a controversy started of late, much better worth examination, concerning the general foundation of Morals; whether they be derived from Reason,…

— David Hume

There is no learned man but will confess be hath much profited by reading controversies,--his senses awakened, his judgment sharpened, and the truth which…

— John Milton

The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Karbala is that Husain and his companions were rigid believers in God. They illustrated…

— Thomas Carlyle

Blessed be the God's voice; for it is true, and falsehoods have to cease before it!

— Thomas Carlyle

Affectation is the product of falsehood.

— Thomas Carlyle

With union grounded on falsehood and ordering us to speak and act lies, we will not have anything to do. Peace? A brutal lethargy…

— Thomas Carlyle

A lie should be trampled on and extinguished wherever found. I am for fumigating the atmosphere when I suspect that falsehood, like pestilence, breathes…

— Thomas Carlyle

Science does not enter a chaotic society to put order into it anymore, to simplify its composition, and to put an end to controversies.…

— Bruno Latour

Sometimes as a player you do not want to get into a controversy.

— Sourav Ganguly

Controversy for the sake of controversy is sin. Controversy for the sake of truth is a divine command.

— Walter Martin

Some people want to have controversy between the races.

— Dennis Rodman

Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr

My pride is the length of time I have worked in the industry without any major controversy.

— Sajid Nadiadwala

As we have seen after every other [Donald] Trump controversy, this one only increased their enthusiasm for him. His supporters thought the idea of…

— Steve Inskeep

If Melanchthon were alive today, he might not weep because of controversies that surround the Lord's Supper, but he might well sorrow because of…

— Erwin W. Lutzer