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Truth Sayings by Thomas Jefferson
- I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which…
- In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the…
- Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people…
- Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows something of what has been passing, when in truth he…
- All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every…
- The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements
- The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.
- Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear…
- The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend to keep these to the true principles of their institution
- No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage. It is,…
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- 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