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Truth Quotes by Robert Musil
- Stupidity is active in every direction, and can dress up in all the clothes of truth. Truth, on the other hand, has for every occasion…
- A man who wants the truth becomes a scientist; a man who wants to give free play to his subjectivity may become a writer; but…
- True' and 'false' are the evasions of people who never want to arrive at a decision. Truth is something without end.
- The truth is not a crystal that can be slipped into one's pocket, but an endless current into which one falls headlong.
- I am not only convinced that what I say is false, but also that what one might say against it is false. Despite this, one…
- There is, in short, no great idea that stupidity could not put to its own uses [....] The truth by comparison, has only one appearance…
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