Quotes About Truth

Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.

The God the new atheists reject is not the actual God of the Bible.

Custom without truth is error grown old." —Tertullian, third-century theologian

Unlike so many, we do not peddle the Word of God for profit." —Paul of Tarsus in 2 Corinthians 2:17, NIV

Some people have the experience of being accused of lying when they do not think that they have lied. Circle a number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you. [question from the Dissociative Experiences Scale]

There are two kinds of secrets. The ones we keep from others and the ones we keep from ourselves.

Sometimes when we think we are keeping a secret, the secret is actually keeping us.

Stop lying. There isn't enough time left.

Der vermummte Herr Warum prahlen Sie denn dann mit Erhabenheit?! – Sie wissen doch, daß das Humbug ist – saure Trauben! Warum lügen Sie geflissentlich, Sie – Hirngespinst! – – Wenn Ihnen eine so schätzenswerte Wohltat damit geschieht, so bleiben Sie meinetwegen. Aber hüten Sie sich vor Windbeuteleien, lieber Freund – und lassen Sie mir bitte Ihre Leichenhand aus dem Spiel.

MRS GABOR (to Mr. Gabor): You have to be a man to be so blinded by doctrine that you cannot see what is staring you in the face!

MELCHIOR- Je te dirai tout.-Je le tiens des livres, je le tiens d'illustrations, et aussi d'observations faites sur nature. (L'éveil du printemps)

We should all realize that we can only talk about the bad forgeries, the ones that have been detected; the good ones are still hanging on the walls

If you don't tell your story, somebody else will.

Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST.

When speaking, be sincere, be brief, and be seated.

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

It is a fact increasingly manifest that presentation of real news has sharpened the minds and the judgment of men and women everywhere in these days of real public discussion. We Americans begin to know the difference between the truth on the one side and the falsehood on the other, no matter how often the falsehood is iterated and reiterated. Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

The Truth is found when men (and Women) are free to pursue it.

A good story is sometimes preferable to an accurate one.

Politically I am absolutely honest, which is to say, as honest as possible; which is to say, honest more or less; which is to say, far more honest than the general.

The late Lynn White, a distinguished historian of science, understood just what scientists mean by truth: "It is not a citadel of certainty to be defended against error; it is a shady spot where one eats lunch before tramping on."11

Too much truth is uncouth.

The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time.