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Falsehood Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- We aim above the mark, to hit the mark. Every act hath some falsehood of exaggeration in it.
- If a man fasten his attention on a single aspect of truth and apply himself to that alone for a long time, the truth becomes…
- I am not engaged to Christianity by decent forms, or saving ordinances; it is not usage, it is not what I do not understand, that…
More Falsehood Quotes
- I don't want to lie. I dislike dishonesty. And I work in Hollywood, a town and a business that relies on a… — David Arquette
- The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty. — Abu Bakr
- He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him. — Abu Bakr
- The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth. — Niels Bohr
- Falsehood is a perennial spring. — Edmund Burke
- Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object. — Albert Camus
- Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water. — Miguel de Cervantes
- Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water. — Miguel de Cervantes
- Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water. — Miguel de Cervantes
- So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence. — Henri Frederic Amiel
- In all general questions which become the subjects of discussion, there are always some truths mixed with falsehoods. I confess, there is… — Alexander Hamilton