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Truth Quotes by John Locke
- The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its author; salvation for its…
- It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.
- One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant.
- Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing.
- To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in…
- To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.
- For where is the man that has incontestable evidence of the truth of all that he holds, or of the falsehood of all he condemns;…
- Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistakeof our judgment, giving…
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- 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