Quotes About Truth

solo una mentira que no se avergonzara de sí misma conseguiría tener éxito.

nada tenía que ser verdadero, pero que todo debía parecerlo.

If you believe in God, then He exists.

No doubt the world is entirely an imaginary world, but it is only once removed from the true world.

When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I'm a grown up, they call me a writer.

If one knew the truth how could there be freedom? If hell and paradise were in the middle of the marketplace, everyone would be a saint.

Es imposible escribir la verdadera historia de la vida de una persona. Supera el poder de la literatura. El relato completo de cualquier vida sería absolutamente aburrido además de absolutamente increíble.

It is a general rule that when the grain of truth cannot be found, men will swallow great helpings of falsehood.

Ich erinnere mich noch an Ihre Worte: "Die Welt ist ein Schlachthaus und ein Bordell." Damals schien mir das übertrieben, aber es ist bittere Wahrheit. Man hält Sie für einen Mystiker, aber in Wirklichkeit sind Sie durch und durch Realist. Wie dem auch sei, alles wird uns aufgezwungen, selbst die Hoffnung.

But basically he remained the same: without belief in himself or in the human race; a fatalistic hedonist who lived in pre-suicidal gloom. Religions lied.

I can no longer be fooled by paint and perfume.

His stories always came to the same conclusion: everything is vanity, all philosophers are mistaken, all ideals silly and hypocritical.

One did not need to be a believer to see the purpose in nature, the truth of so-called teleology, so taboo in science.

Listen, I will now tell you the truth and there is no other.

He realized...that the loudest are the least sincere, that arrogance is a quality of the ignorant, and that flatterers tend to be vicious.

That was a good time in my life, in spite of having the sensation of floating on a cloud, surrounded by both lies and things left unspoken. Occasionally I thought I glimpsed the truth, but soon found myself once again lost in a forest of ambiguities.

Nothing can grow in the shade of secrets, she would say, love needs light and space to flourish.

How many times have I told you not to believe everything you hear? Seek truth for yourself.

Nothing strong can be built on a foundation of lies and omissions.

Just as when we come into the world, when we die we are afraid of unknown things. But the fear is something from within us that has nothing to do with reality

write with honesty and don't worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they'll hate you anyway.

Those who seek the truth run the risk of finding it.

Tenía un pie en la ilusión obligada y otro en la realidad secreta

If what you want is the effect of painting, then paint, Aurora. If what you want is truth, learn to use your camera, he would say again and again