Truth Quotes

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By doubting we come at truth. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
History is the witness of the times, the light of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Because truth is exceedingly subtle and serene, the bliss of the Self can manifest only in a mind rendered subtle and steady by assiduous meditation. — Ramana Maharshi
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth. — Joseph Joubert
In this world truth can wait; she is used to it. — Douglas William Jerrold
Everything is beautiful seen from the point of the intellect, or as truth. But all is sour if seen as experience. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers. — Gerrit Smith
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me. — Walter Scott
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. — William Temple
The love of truth lies at the root of much humor. — Robertson Davies
Buddha says: Remember, you have to do much, but the ultimate always happens when you are not doing anything. It happens in a let-go. PRANIHAN… — Rajneesh
The whole art of allowing the truth to take possession of you is of being vulnerable, of being open, of being in a let-go. Or… — Rajneesh
Meditation means cleansing the mirror, dropping thoughts, letting thoughts disappear, attaining to moments when thinking ceases. And those are the most blissful moments in life.… — Rajneesh
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong. — Henry Ward Beecher
In the East we call this state meditation: no belief, no thought, no desire, no prejudice, no conditioning - in fact, no mind at all.… — Rajneesh
When there is no thought. no desire, no ambition, in that state of no-mind truth descends in you - or ascends in you. As far… — Rajneesh
By thinking you cannot decide. It is not a question of deciding as a logical conclusion, it is a question of choiceless awareness. You need… — Rajneesh
Each child is made neurotic by the parents, by the society; and we know that we are doing it, and we know that others have… — Rajneesh
Any action coming out of unconsciousness is sin. The action may look virtuous, but it cannot be. You may create a beautiful facade, a character,… — Rajneesh

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