Cold Quote by David Berlinski

In order to qualify as a judgment, an affirmation must aim at getting it right aptly, through competence, and not just through a lucky…

— Ernest Sosa

not judging truth to be in nature better than falsehood, but setting a value upon both according to interest.

— John Dryden

Moral truth, resting entirely upon the ascertained consequences of actions, supposes a process of observation and reasoning.

— Frances Wright

To regard the successful experiences which ensue from a belief as a criterion of its truth is one thing--and a thing that is sometimes…

— William Pepperell Montague

“clever people will judge the truth according to its usefulness, not validity.”

— Juli Zeh

“truth is subjective, even in a court of law. Knowing and believing are remarkably similar — if not, in fact, the same.”

— Juli Zeh

Judgment is affirmation with the intention to thereby affirm competently enough, and indeed aptly. That distinguishes judgments from mere guesses.

— Ernest Sosa

Truth generally lies in the coordination of antagonistic opinions.

— Herbert Spencer

“I submit a body of facts which cannot be invalidated. My opinions may be doubted, denied, or approved, according as they conflict or agree…

— William Beaumont

Who begins with severity, in judging of another, ends commonly with falsehood.

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

“Distinguish clearly truth from lies and fact from fiction.”

— Steven Redhead

“An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling falsehood.”

— Aldous Huxley