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Truth Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.
- I like children; I like 'em, and I respect 'em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them.
- Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and…
- Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
- Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth.
- When men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe... that the ultimate good desired is better reached by…
- Don't be consistent but be simple true.
- Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children.
- If truth were not often suggested by error, if old implements could not be adjusted to new uses, human progress would be slow
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