Answer Quote by Francis Bacon Download Open image “What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.” — Francis Bacon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Answer Said Stay Truth Would
But what is truth? 'Twas Pilate's question put To Truth itself, that deign'd him no reply. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
"What is truth?" said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Pilate was in advance of his time. For "truth" itself is… — J. L. Austin Copy Share Image
“What is truth? Pilate was not alone in dismissing this question as unanswerable and irrelevant for his purposes. Today too, in political argument and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The truth comes to rule, not through violence, but rather through its own power; [this is the central theme of John's Gospel:] When brought… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time, nor does it take… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
What is truth? For the multitude, that which it continually reads and hears. — Oswald Spengler Copy Share Image
Truth is, of its essence, liberating, as it is possessed of no contrivance or conceit - that it provides the only genuine basis for… — Paul Keating Copy Share Image
I would not presume to say that I know anything about "The Truth," whatever that is. — Rob Nilsson Copy Share Image
What is Truth? Truth is something so noble that if God could turn aside from it, I would keep the Truth and turn aside… — Johannes Eckhard Copy Share Image
What is truth? What is a true story? Who is telling the truth, and what is truth in this world today? — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
Princes are like heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil times, and which have much veneration, but no rest. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The best preservative to keep the mind in health is the faithful admonition of a friend. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavor to obtain good customs. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Painting today is pure intuition and luck and taking advantage of what happens when you splash the stuff down. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I usually accept bribes from both sides so that tainted money can never influence my decision. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
When Christ came into the world, peace was sung; and when He went out of the world, peace was bequeathed. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
...neither is it possible to discover the more remote and deeper parts of any science, if you stand but upon the level of the… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The divisions of science are not like different lines that meet in one angle, but rather like the branches of trees that join in… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The human understanding, when any preposition has been once laid down... forces everything else to add fresh support and confirmation; and although more cogent… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I should have been, I don't know, a con-man, a robber or a prostitute. But it was vanity that made me choose painting, vanity… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm asked about Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, I always answer: 'Neymar is the best,' not just because of his goals but because… — Roberto Carlos Copy Share Image
I'll answer anything... I'm brutally honest, actually, which gets me in trouble. — Sarah McLachlan Copy Share Image
I play along myself, even though I can't help the player. So I can't say what I think the answer might be. But I'll… — Paddy McGuinness Copy Share Image
Today we know that centralization and big bureaucracies have not, as promised, been the answer for promoting better opportunities for society. — Carlos Salinas de Gortari Copy Share Image
I saw this DJ playing music and saying things to the kids. They would answer him back, and I say, 'That's a great idea.' — Sylvia Robinson Copy Share Image
Fans are always asking me where I get my ideas from. The answer is that I'm very curious, and I get inspiration from everywhere.… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I am repeatedly asked in interviews exactly 'what's wrong' with me, and I always give them the same answer; I don't identify the name… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
A lot of the times when I've auditioned for parts in America, the answer is, 'Sorry, we need a bigger name.' — Michael Sheen Copy Share Image
I don't know that I can give a definitive answer to that, I can only say that if we create the right climate those… — John Anderson Copy Share Image
There are many questions, but I cannot answer because I'm not a businessman, I am a climber. — Anatoli Boukreev Copy Share Image
The border is varied depending on the geography, depending on the specific venue, and depending on the conduct of individuals around it. We don't… — Alejandro Mayorkas Copy Share Image
