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Truth Quotes by Michel de Montaigne
- A man must not always tell all, for that be folly; but what a man says should be what he thinks.
- Since philosophy is the art which teaches us how to live, and since children need to learn it as much as we do at other…
- Teach him a certain refinement in sorting out and selecting his arguments, with an affection for relevance and so for brevity. Above all let him…
- If falsehood, like truth, had but one face, we would be more on equal terms. For we would consider the contrary of what the liar…
- Now, since everything else is furnished with the exact amount of needle and thread required to maintain its being, it is in truth incredible that…
- It is a human tendency "to measure truth and error by our capacity."
- What of a truth that is bounded by these mountains and is falsehood to the world that lives beyond?
- For truth itself does not have the privilege to be employed at any time and in every way; its use, noble as it is, has…
- In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word.
- I have never known a greater miracle, or monster, than myself.
- Not because Socrates said so, but because it is in truth my own disposition - and perchance to some excess - I look upon all…
- Whenever a new discovery is reported to the world, they say first, It is probably not true, Then after, when the truth of the new…
- We are born to inquire into truth; it belongs to a greater to possess it
- Each man calls barbarism whatever is not his own practice; for indeed it seems we have no other test of truth and reason than the…
- How often, being moved under a false cause, if the person offending makes a good defense and presents us with a just excuse, are we…
- The truth of these days is not that which really is, but what every man persuades another man to believe.
- What kind of truth is it which has these mountains as its boundary and is a lie beyond them?
- Men do not know the natural infirmity of their mind: it does nothing but ferret and quest, and keeps incessantly whirling around, building up and…
- I may indeed very well happen to contradict myself; but truth, as Demades said, I do not contradict.
- I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow…
- I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but…
- It is a dangerous and fateful presumption, besides the absurd temerity that it implies, to disdain what we do not comprehend. For after you have…
- The reverse side of truth has a hundred thousand shapes and no defined limits.
- Health is a precious thing, and the only one, in truth, meriting that a man should lay out not only his time, sweat, labor and…
- I quote others only to better express myself.
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