Quotes About Truth

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil.

A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel! O wise young judge, how I do honor thee!

Let the judges answer to the question of law, and the jurors to the matter of fact.

Give your decision, never your reasons; your decisions may be right, your reasons are sure to be wrong.

Are you good men and true?

The jury system puts a ban upon intelligence and honesty, and a premium upon ignorance, stupidity and perjury.

There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court.

Injustice never rules forever.

Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.

The sword of the law should never fall but on those whose guilt is so apparent as to be pronounced by their friends as well as foes.

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.

All that men really understand is confined to a very small compass; to their daily affairs and experience; to what they have an opportunity to know; and motives to study or practise. The rest is affectation and imposture.

The law of England is a very strange one; it cannot compel anyone to tell the truth. . . . But what the law can do is to give you seven years for not telling the truth.

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

It is a secret worth knowing that lawyers rarely go to law.

Travellers from afar can lie with impunity.

Truth is the safest lie.

All men are born truthful, and die liars.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanations.

A liar should have a good memory.

Oh, don't tell me of facts - I never believe in facts; you know Canning said nothing was so fallacious as facts, except figures.

We live in what is, but we find 1,000 ways not to face it. Great theatre strengthens our faculty to face it.