Companion Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Truth is not always a pleasant thing.

— George C. Scott

Truth is heavy and difficult but pleasant , and falsehood is light and easy but painful and dangerous

— Anonymous

One of the few things in life that cannot possibly do harm in the end is the honest pursuit of the truth.

— Peter Kreeft

While truth is always bitter, pleasantness waits upon evildoing.

— St. Jerome

Truth is often attended with danger.

— Ammianus Marcellinus

A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.

— Thomas Mann

Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterward.

— Georges Bernanos

Truth does less good in the world than its appearances do harm.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterwards.

— Georges Bernanos

I've nothing against people who love truth. Apart from the fact that they make dull companions.

— Diane Setterfield

Truth is often the favorite tool of those who deceive.

— Bryant H. McGill

“The truth may be true, but a discreet person understands that speaking the truth isn’t always helpful. It can also be hurtful and harmful.”

— Susan C. Young