--- title: "9 Truth Holds Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Truth Holds quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Truth Holds sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/esther-m-friesner-8605_beauty_the-truth-holds-the-greatest-magic-the-g_1753688.jpg" --- > [... the truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-m-friesner/the-truth-holds-the-greatest-magic-the-greatest-beauty-and-sometimes/) [Esther M. Friesner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-m-friesner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/esther-m-friesner-8605_beauty_the-truth-holds-the-greatest-magic-the-g_1753688.jpg) > [“One truth holds more power than a thousand lies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/one-truth-holds-more-power-than-a-thousand-lies/) [Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/matshona-dhliwayo-52_honest-quotes_one-truth-holds-more-power-than-a-thousa_741510.jpg) > [“Because the truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-m-friesner/because-the-truth-holds-the-greatest-magic-the-greatest-beauty-and/) [Esther M. Friesner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-m-friesner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd9/esther-m-friesner-8605_beauty_because-the-truth-holds-the-greatest-mag_32753.jpg) > [The plain truth is that what holds a free state together is neither general will nor a common interest, but simply politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-crick/the-plain-truth-is-that-what-holds-a-free-state-together-is-neither/) [Bernard Crick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-crick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/bernard-crick-16886_common_the-plain-truth-is-that-what-holds-a-fre_775373.jpg) > [Men may not believe you, my son. But you must always say the truth, when the truth holds no danger for you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-morris/men-may-not-believe-you-my-son-but-you-must-always-say-the-truth-when/) [Janet Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-morris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/janet-morris-1935_believe_men-may-not-believe-you-my-son-but-you-m_3118578.png) > [I always speak the truth. Not the whole truth, because there's no way, to say it all. Saying it all is literally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacques-lacan/i-always-speak-the-truth-not-the-whole-truth-because-there-s-no-way/) [Jacques Lacan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacques-lacan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/jacques-lacan-11942_failing_i-always-speak-the-truth-not-the-whole-t_625593.jpg) > [There can be no more reliable authority on earth than God's Word, the Bible. This timeless, trustworthy source of truth holds the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-r-swindoll/there-can-be-no-more-reliable-authority-on-earth-than-god-s-word-the/) [Charles R. Swindoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-r-swindoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/charles-r-swindoll-878_authority_there-can-be-no-more-reliable-authority_2647579.png) > [“As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same holds true for justice, self-control, goodwill to others,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/as-plato-said-every-soul-is-deprived-of-truth-against-its-will-the/) [Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/ryan-holiday-514_character_as-plato-said-every-soul-is-deprived-of_697238.jpg) > [“Milton puts it most profoundly when he says, Well knows he who uses to consider, that our faith and knowledge thrives by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-swallow-prior/milton-puts-it-most-profoundly-when-he-says-well-knows-he-who-uses-to/) [Karen Swallow Prior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-swallow-prior/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bab/karen-swallow-prior-26891_bible_milton-puts-it-most-profoundly-when-he-s_2976517.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/truth-holds/#itemlist", "name": "Truth Holds Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "... the truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger…", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Esther M. 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