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title: "8 Truth Generally Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“It is my belief that he truth is generally preferable to lies...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-k-rowling/it-is-my-belief-that-he-truth-is-generally-preferable-to-lies/)

[J.K. Rowling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-k-rowling/)

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> [That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-boole/that-language-is-an-instrument-of-human-reason-and-not-merely-a/)

[George Boole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-boole/)

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> [It is my belief... that the truth is generally preferable to lies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-is-my-belief-that-the-truth-is-generally-preferable-to-lies/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/anonymous-1_belief_it-is-my-belief-that-the-truth-is-genera_1401946.jpg)

> [Truth generally lies in the coordination of antagonistic opinions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-spencer/truth-generally-lies-in-the-coordination-of-antagonistic-opinions/)

[Herbert Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-spencer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc5/herbert-spencer-1765_coordination_truth-generally-lies-in-the-coordination_1870038.jpg)

> [Truth is generally the best vindication against slander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/truth-is-generally-the-best-vindication-against-slander/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/554/abraham-lincoln-88_honesty_truth-is-generally-the-best-vindication_1885889.png)

> [The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baltasar-gracian/the-truth-is-generally-seen-rarely-heard/)

[Baltasar Gracian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baltasar-gracian/)

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> [People who are most interested in telling the truth about others are generally the least interested in having the truth told about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mardy-grothe/people-who-are-most-interested-in-telling-the-truth-about-others-are/)

[Mardy Grothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mardy-grothe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/mardy-grothe-12220_people_people-who-are-most-interested-in-tellin_2299412.jpg)

> [The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-whole-truth-is-generally-the-ally-of-virtue-a-half-truth-is/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/anonymous-1_allies_the-whole-truth-is-generally-the-ally-of_2653366.jpg)

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