Truth Quote by William Cowper Download Open image “But what is truth? 'Twas Pilate's question put To Truth itself, that deign'd him no reply.” — William Cowper ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Truth
What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Pilate's skeptical sneer "What is truth?" was addressed to Truth Himself, standing there right in front of his face. The world's stupidest question was… — Peter Kreeft 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
"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
Anything that is said is not the truth. It is a statement of truth, and no statement is the truth. — Barry Long Copy Share Image
I would not presume to say that I know anything about "The Truth," whatever that is. — Rob Nilsson 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
“There is no such thing as 'your truth'. There is the truth and your opinion.” — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
The whole question of 'What is truth?' seemed to be the theme of Trump's presidency. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
Truth" is contained in the preconceptions of him who seeks to define it. Any organization of ideas whatever presupposes a judgment on the world. — Jack Vance Copy Share Image
And hast thou sworn on every slight pretence, Till perjuries are common as bad pence, While thousands, careless of the damning sin, Kiss the… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made, To turn a penny in the way of trade. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
But conversation, choose what theme we may, And chiefly when religion leads the way, Should flow, like waters after summer show'rs, Not as if… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
“When we don't pray, we quit the fight. Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright. And Satan trembles when he sees. The weakest saint upon… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
But animated nature sweeter still, to soothe and satisfy the human ear. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
High school sucked. It was a universal truth, and whoever said these were supposed to be the best years of your life was probably… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
“Narrative cannot sustain formlessness any more than light can sustain darkness - it is the antithesis of formlessness, and so it can never truly… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I could program a 'fabulous, I love it' kind of hit season right now. I'm more interested in breaking boundaries, telling a story, defying… — George C. Wolfe Copy Share Image
How could anybody confuse truth with beauty, I thought as I looked at him. Truth came with sunken eyes, bony or scarred, decayed. Its… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I always believed that photography was subjective, interpretive and certainly did not represent the truth, but I did think that its status as a… — Fred Ritchin Copy Share Image
The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right, in the incessant conflict which it records… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The greatest act of courage is to be and to ownall of who you are—without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth… — Debbie Ford Copy Share Image