Being True Quotes

896 Being True quotes by 718 unique authors

if any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to assume our… — John Stuart Mill
The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves. — Swami Vivekananda
I don't like to discuss my marriage, but I will tell you something which may sound corny but which happens to be true. I have… — Paul Newman
As you sow in your subconscious mind, so shall you reap in your body and environment. Whatever your conscious mind assumes and believes to be… — Jane Roberts
Pragmatism asks its usual question. "Grant an idea or belief to be true," it says, "what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone's… — William James
Be true to who you are and the family name you bare. — Gordon B. Hinckley
I used to believe in forever, but forever's too good to be true — A A Milne
He felt a spasm of excitement because he knew instinctively who it was, or at least knew who it was he wanted it to be,… — Douglas Adams
I do not need to know all things. I remind myself that it is sufficient that I know what I know and know that without… — Maya Angelou
In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from… — Marjane Satrapi
Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Those promises we make to ourselves when we are younger, about how we mean to conduct our adult lives, can it be true we break… — Jonathan Lethem
It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching. — Theodore Roosevelt
Sometimes what seems like surrender isn't surrender at all. It's about what's going on in our hearts. About seeing clearly the way life is and… — Nicholas Evans
Love chooses to believe the best about people. It gives them the benefit of the doubt. It refuses to fill in the unknowns with negative… — Stephen Kendrick
Sometimes, being true to yourself means changing your mind. Self changes, and you follow. — Vera Nazarian
Her magic formula for dealing with children is ignoring all faults and accenting tiny virtues. She says, "Instead of telling Tommy day in and day… — Betty MacDonald
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may… — Carl Sagan
When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "One word at a time," and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it… — Stephen King
You may be at a crossroads in your life. You may have issues to deal with; people you need to forgive. You can go one… — Joel Osteen
But the truth is that no person ever understands another, from beginning to end of life, there is no truth that can be known, only… — Orson Scott Card
A serious adult story must be true to something in life. Since marvel tales cannot be true to the events of life, they must shift… — H P Lovecraft
If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable. — Carrie Fisher
Be true to yourself and you cannot be a traitor to any good cause on earth. — Eugene V. Debs
People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to… — Terry Goodkind

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