Truth

True opinions are a fine thing and do all sorts of good so long as they stay in their place; but they will not stay long. They run away from a man's mind, so they are not worth much until you tether them by working out the reason. Once they are tied down, they become knowledge, and are stable.

Nothing lays itself open to the charge of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

If we live truly, we shall see truly.

Einer hat immer Unrecht: aber mit zweien beginnt die Wahrheit. Einer kann sich nicht beweisen: aber zweie kann man bereits nicht widerlegen.

In time of war, when truth is so precious, it must be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story.

The love of truth has its reward in heaven and even on earth.

Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinces.

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on.

Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so.

I know it is the fashion to say that most of recorded history is lies anyway. I am willing to believe that history is for the most part inaccurate and biased, but what is peculiar to our own age is the abandonment of the idea that history could be truthfully written.

If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory!

One learns peoples through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect .

No real gentleman will tell the naked truth in the presence of ladies.

Note that venerable proverb: Children and fools always speak the truth. The deduction is plain: adults and wise persons never speak it.

Trouthe is the hyeste thyng that men may kepe.

Truth that peeps Over the glasses’ edge when dinner’s done.

The woods of Arcady are dead, And over is their antique joy; Of old the world on dreaming fed; Gray Truth is now her painted toy.

Ah, love, let us be true To one another!

Falsehood and delusion are allowed in no case whatsoever: But, as in the exercise of all the virtues, there is an economy of truth.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature.

You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all the time.