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Truth Quotes by Henry Adams
- No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
- I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so difficult to accept for a working proposition as any one…
- We shall some day catch an abstract truth by the tail, and then we shall have our religion and our immortality.
- The historian must not try to know what is truth, if he values his honesty; for if he cares for his truths, he is certain…
- I would rather starve and rot and keep the privilege of speaking the truth as I see it, than of holding all the offices that…
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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