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title: "6 Mistaken Truth Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Nowhere are prejudices more mistaken for truth, passion for reason and invective for documentation than in politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mason-brown/nowhere-are-prejudices-more-mistaken-for-truth-passion-for-reason-and/)

[John Mason Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mason-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/john-mason-brown-18470_documentation_nowhere-are-prejudices-more-mistaken-for_84816.jpg)

> [I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/i-sometimes-believe-his-lies-are-the-truth-but-i-have-never-mistaken/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/megan-whalen-turner-1289_believe_i-sometimes-believe-his-lies-are-the-tru_273820.png)

> [The biggest lie I tell.. still gets mistaken for the truth..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lostintears/the-biggest-lie-i-tell-still-gets-mistaken-for-the-truth/)

[LostInTears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lostintears/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/lostintears-21477_depressed_the-biggest-lie-i-tell-still-gets-mistak_341239.jpg)

> [“appearance should not be mistaken for truth”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-bronte/appearance-should-not-be-mistaken-for-truth/)

[Charlotte Brontë](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-bronte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/charlotte-bronte-144_failure_appearance-should-not-be-mistaken-for-tr_1824837.jpg)

> [Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet. They are what we call civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/illusions-mistaken-for-truth-are-the-pavement-under-our-feet-they-are/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/barbara-kingsolver-200_civilization_illusions-mistaken-for-truth-are-the-pav_2008028.png)

> [Misunderstanding is my cornerstone. It's everyone's, come to think of it. Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/misunderstanding-is-my-cornerstone-it-s-everyone-s-come-to-think-of/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09f/barbara-kingsolver-200_feet_misunderstanding-is-my-cornerstone-it-s_2787727.png)

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