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Truth Quotes by David Hume
- Nothing indeed can be a stronger presumption of falsehood than the approbation of the multitude.
- And indeed nothing but the most determined scepticism, along with a great degree of indolence, can justify this aversion to metaphysics. For if truth be…
- There has been a controversy started of late, much better worth examination, concerning the general foundation of Morals; whether they be derived from Reason, or…
- Truth is disputable; not taste: what exists in the nature of things is the standard of our judgement; what each man feels within himself is…
- Truth is disputable, not human taste.
- the senses alone are not implicitly to be depended on. We must correct their evidence by reason, and by considerations, derived from the nature of…
- Truth springs from argument amongst friends.
- No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the…
- Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity.
- In public affairs men are often better pleased that the truth, though known to everybody, should be wrapped up under a decent cover than if…
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- 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