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Truth Quotes by Francis Bacon
- He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition…
- Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
- Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.
- Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
- Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.
- Science is but an image of the truth.
- Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
- The logic now in use serves rather to fix and give stability to the errors which have their foundation in commonly received notions than to…
- There are and can be only two ways of searching into and discovering truth. The one flies from the senses and particulars to the most…
- It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to…
- Truth is a naked and open daylight, that does not show the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily…
- What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.
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