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Truth Quotes by Anthony de Mello
- Suffering is given to you that you might open your eyes to the truth.
- Do you want a sign that you're asleep? Here it is: you're suffering. Suffering is a sign that you're out of touch with the truth.…
- When the eye is unobstructed, the result is sight. When the ear is unobstructed, the result is hearing. When the mind is unobstructed the result…
- As the Japanese Zen masters say, “Don't seek the truth; just drop your opinions”. Drop your theories; don't seek the truth.
- A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories, they were also…
- You have within yourself the answer to every question you propose - if you only knew how to look for it. In the Land of…
- It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of…
- This truth I firmly hold, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding; my life has been a gift, a blessing to the world.
- If what you seek is Truth, there is one thing you must have above all else.” “I know. An overwhelming passion for it.” “No. An…
- Any time you are with anyone or think of anyone you must say to yourself: I am dying and this person too is dying, attempting…
- You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story.
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