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Truth Quotes by Plato
- False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
- Truth is its own reward.
- They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth.
- In the world of knowledge, the essential Form of Good is the limit of our inquiries, and can barely be perceived; but, when perceived, we…
- No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
- Again, truth should be highly valued; if, as we were saying, a lie is useless to the gods, and useful only as a medicine to…
- In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak.
- ...in every man there is an eye of the soul, which...is more precious far than ten thousand bodily eyes, for by it alone is truth…
- Wherefore also these Kinds [elements] occupied different places even before the universe was organised and generated out of them. Before that time, in truth, all…
- The qualities of number appear to lead to the apprehension of truth.
- My good friend, you are a citizen of Athens, a city which is very great and very famous for its wisdom and power - are…
- The souls of people, on their way to Earth-life, pass through a room full of lights; each takes a taper - often only a spark…
- Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed, and…
- There is truth in wine and children
- God is truth and light his shadow.
- You should not honor men more than truth.
- The philosopher is in love with truth, that is, not with the changing world of sensation, which is the object of opinion, but with the…
- Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught in falsehood's school, and the one man that dares to tell…
- The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him lies, desire all truth.... He whose desires are drawn toward…
- And is there anything more closely connected with wisdom than truth?
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Being a honest n nice person is most difficult thing in this world. As nobody likes the company of a person that… — Anurag Prakash Ray
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Only two Persons In The World Can Tell The Truth About you , . 1) A Dear one Who Is Angry On… — Ritu Ghatourey
- 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
- Salvation means knowing the truth. We do not become anything; we are what we are. Salvation [comes] by faith and not by… — Swami Vivekananda
- Truth Is Always Like Oil In Water. No Matter How Much Of Water You Add, It Always Floats On Top. — Ritu Ghatourey
- The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar… — Hannah Arendt