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Truth Quotes by Thomas Carlyle
- If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?
- Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die.
- In a different time, in a different place, it is always some other side of our common human nature that has been developing itself. The…
- To know, to get into the truth of anything, is ever a mystic art, of which the best logic's can but babble on the surface.
- O thou that pinest in the imprisonment of the Actual, and criest bitterly to the gods for a kingdom wherein to rule and create, know…
- Why tell me that a man is a fine speaker, if it is not the truth that he is speaking?
- The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Karbala is that Husain and his companions were rigid believers in God. They illustrated that…
- The fine arts once divorcing themselves from truth are quite certain to fall mad, if they do not die.
- Once turn to practice, error and truth will no longer consort together.
- The Great Man's sincerity is of the kind he cannot speak of, is not conscious of: nay, I suppose, he is conscious rather of insincerity;…
- Speak not at all, in any wise, till you have somewhat to speak; care not for the reward of your speaking, but simply and with…
- Of a truth, men are mystically united: a mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one.
- The true past departs not, no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die; but all is still here, and, recognized or…
- For, if a good speaker, never so eloquent, does not see into the fact, and is not speaking the truth of that - is there…
- The best lesson which we get from the tregedy of karbala is the Hussain and his companions illustrated that the numerical superiority does not count…
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