Quotes About Truth

What then is Error? It is nothing per se. It is the opposition of one relative truth against another to the exclusion of the latter.

Reason is a faculty for extracting truth out of materials provided by the sentiment.

That which mankind wanted, and wants still, is not new truths, but the co-ordination of all aspects of the truth.

We say that science is in its infancy; it will never become decrepit, for if truth be infinite, there will always be new aspects of it to be discovered.

Then I sped across the prairies of ether and stood upon the moon. It was no longer luminous, its hardness hurt my feet; And I found that it had nothing either to sell or give me; Its empty frankness was brutal as a blow.

There is a sore spot in the heart of Truth, and no balm can ever heal it.

This was another of our fears: that Life wouldn't turn out to be like Literature.

You must write according to your feelings, be sure those feelings are true, and let everything else go hang.

I think a great book--leaving aside other qualities such as narrative power, characterization, style, and so on--is a book that describes the world in a way that has not been done before; and that is recognized by those who read it as telling new truths.

History isn't the lies of the victors, as I once glibly assured Old Joe Hunt; I know that now. It's more the memories of the survivors, most of whom are neither victorious or defeated.

The image we produce is the self evident one of revelation..that can be understood by anyone who will look at it without the nostalgic glasses of history

what he meant by repentance wasn't that we should dwell on where we lost our way and all the ways we are bad, but rather to have the courage to face the pure, unsweetened truth of ourselves so that we can move on and grow in more honest and authentic ways. It is simply the willingness to see in full truthfulness what we need to face within ourselves and our lives so that we may get into the right alignment.

The Twelve Laws of Transformation LAW 1: Seek the Truth LAW 2: Be Willing to Come Apart LAW 3: Step out of Your Comfort Zone LAW 4: Commit to Growth LAW 5: Shift Your Vision LAW 6: Drop What You Know LAW 7: Relax with What Is LAW 8: Remove the Rocks LAW 9: Don't Rush the Process LAW 10: Be True to Yourself LAW 11: Be Still and Know LAW 12: Understand That the Whole Is the Goal

Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.

In every case, the environmental hazards were made known only by independent scientists, who were often bitterly opposed by the corporations responsible for the hazards.

Peace on any other terms is a cruel delusion, a truth we need to bear in mind constantly as we seek to be faithful to God's word in our own, modern world of religious pluralism.

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.

Error can point the way to truth, while empty-headedness can only lead to more empty-headedness or to a career in politics.

Fable has strong shoulders that carry far more truth than fact can.

The truth is that most of us see what we are looking for in this world. If we are looking for evil we find it. The reason is not merely that evil exists all around us. There is another reason, far more potent. By looking for evil in our fellow creatures we bring out evil either from them or from ourselves, perhaps from both.

real beauty is so deep you have to move into darkness to understand it.

What's it like to go looking for your soul, only to learn you never had one to begin with?

Josh Mendel has a secret. Unfortunately, everyone knows what it is.

Even the lies were true.