Truth Quotes

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We may fondly imagine that we are impartial seekers after truth, but with a few exceptions, to which I know that I do not belong,… — August Krogh
Meditation is that exercise of the mind by which it recalls a known truth,-as some kinds of creatures do their food; to be ruminated upon. — Thomas Hartwell Horne
If one cannot invent a really convincing lie, it is often better to stick to the truth. — Angela Thirkell
Science shows us truth and beauty and fills each day with a fresh wonder of the exquisite order which governs our world. — Polykarp Kusch
Most jokes state a bitter truth. — Larry Gelbart
Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that. — Nathan Lane
Don't go for happiness, go for truth! — Charles Tart
I cannot give any scientist of any age better advice than this: the intensity of a conviction that a hypothesis is true has no bearing… — Peter Medawar
I never said it was possible. I only said it was true. — Charles Richet
Truth is simple, requiring neither study nor art. — Ammianus Marcellinus
There are certain fundamental requisites for wise and resolute democratic leadership. It must build on hope, not on fear; on honesty, not on falsehood; on… — Unknown Author
The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. — Epictetus
It takes two seconds to tell the truth and it costs nothing. A lie takes time and it costs everything. — Randi Rhodes
The fact about himself that the liar hides is that he is attempting to lead us away from a correct apprehension of reality; we are… — Harry Frankfurt
Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies. — Nawal El Saadawi
When truth is divided, errors multiply. — Eli Siegel
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me, there's a truth in your heart that says you'll never leave me, and… — Alison Krauss
But, as Bacon has well pointed out, truth is more likely to come out of error, if this is clear and definite, than out of… — William Bayliss
When the conspiracy of lies surrounding me demands of me to silence the one word of truth given to me, that word becomes the one… — AndrÃ© Brink
To act and act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait and wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in… — H. P. Blavatsky
The wonderful structure of the animal system will probably never permit us to look upon it as a merely physical apparatus, yet the demands of… — John Gorrie
Truth is not by nature free-nor error servile-its production is thoroughly imbued with relations of power. — Michel Foucault
Truths physical have an origin as divine as truths religious. — David Brewster
The ultimate success of this government and the stability of its institutions, its progress in all that can make a nation honored, depend upon its… — Jon Lord
We find that one of the most rewarding features of being scientists these days ... is the common bond which the search for truth provides… — Stanford Moore

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