Quotes About Truth

the text itself is not the generative force of truth. Rather, through the Spirit the reality to which the text points, namely to Jesus Christ, is made active in constantly fresh forms of application.

Sometimes, fiction tells a truth that history cannot.

what is truth but a metaphor for the human condition?

I've read a lot of books, so I know bunches of stuff that sounds like it could be true.

I used to believe my father about everything but then I had children myself & now I see how much stuff you make up just to keep yourself from going crazy.

My grandmother used to say life was so much easier when you were simple-minded. It's taken me almost my whole life to understand what she meant.

Brian Andreas Promise #1: Promises to Myself #1: I will tell the truth unless I get confused & I think I could get in real trouble if someone found out, in which case, I will lie as convincingly as possible for as long as I feel the need.

That was the day the ancient songs of blood and war spilled from a hole in the sky And there was a long moment as we listened and fell silent in our grief and then one by one, we stood tall and came together and began to sing of life and love and all that is good and true And I will never forget that day when the ancient songs died because there was no one in the world to sing them.

The secret is not in your hand or your eye or your voice, my aunt told me once. The secret is in your heart. Of course, she said, knowing that doesn't make it any easier. —Secret Heart

The current worldview is never claimed to be correct, in the very important sense that there are no absolute truths in science. The body of scientific knowledge at any point in history, including now, is simply the collection of theories and views of the world that have not yet been shown to be wrong.

All good research scientists understand that] no position is unassailable. There are no absolute truth in science. Authority counts for nothing when contradicted by nature.

There are too many people in this world who want to be right, and too few who just want to know.

Truth cannot be imparted," said Kline. "It must be inflicted.

There has, I fear, developed the worst of needs, the need to know, coupled reluctantly with an awareness that I probably will, in fact, never know.

But this is not that kind of story, the kind meant to explain things. It simply tells things as they are, and as you know there is no explanation for how things are, at least none that would make any difference and allow them to be something else.

What was the truth? he wondered. How important was it to know? And once he knew, what then?

At times, I become confused about the order in which things should be told. Parts of me know things that other parts do not, and sometimes I both know a thing and do not know it, or part of me knows something is true and another part knows it is not true, and there is nothing to allow me to negotiate between the two.

I remember things that I know are false, and I forget things that I know really happened.

Emzara was the most submissive of women. She knew Elohim created woman out of man's side to be his ezer, a helper beside him. But sometimes that meant speaking the truth that was hard for one's beloved to hear. "My love, pride leads to a fall. It is faith that leads to freedom.

According to the Evangelical Protestant principle of Sola Scriptura, that the Bible alone is the final authority of doctrine, not tradition, believers are obligated to first find out what the Bible text says and then adjust their theology to be in line with Scripture, not the other way around. All too often we find individuals ignoring or redefining a Biblical text because it does not fit their preconceived notion of what the Bible should say, rather than what it actually says.

the story Lilith told us about being the first wife and daughters of Adam?" "Lies from the pit of Sheol," said Diya. "That She-demon knew that the best lie is patterned after the truth. You conquer a people by conquering their narrative — subverting it. It has been her goal all along to control the world.

A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension... A myth, in this way of thinking, is not an untruth but a way of reaching a profound truth.

Text without context is pretext.

According to the Bible, pointing out wrong is part of dwelling on what is right, exposing lies is part of dwelling on the truth, revealing cowardice is part of dwelling on the honorable, and uncovering corruption is part of dwelling on the pure.