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Truth Quotes by Amy Tan
- I am fascinated by language in daily life: the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth.
- For woman is yin, the darkness within, where untempered passions lie. And man is yang, bright truth lighting our minds.
- Seeing her this last time, I threw myself on her body. And she opened her eyes slowly. I was not scared. I knew she could…
- She would be quiet at first. Then she would say a word about something small, something she had noticed, and then another word, and another,…
- Dementia was like a truth serum.
- While it is good to speak well, it is better to speak the truth.
More Truth Quotes
- The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar… — Hannah Arendt
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. — Aristotle
- Truth sits upon the lips of dying men. — Matthew Arnold
- Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. — Mary Kay Ash
- People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. — Isaac Asimov
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov