Quotes About Truth

Pure wisdom always directs itself towards God; the purest wisdom is knowledge of God.

I only know that I know nothing

That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither wise himself nor willing to ponder wisdom is not worth a straw.

The human person finds his perfection "in seeking and loving what is true and good.

In God's eyes, a man who teaches one truth and nothing else is more righteous than a man who teaches a million truths and one lie.

Words rich in meaning can be cheap in sound effects.

Man has an inexhuastible faculty for lying, especially to himself.

For me to be a saint means to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am and of discovering my true self.

Allowing the truth of who you are-your spiritual self-to rule your life means you stop the struggle and learn to move with the flow of your life.

True greatness is sovereign wisdom. We are never deceived by our virtues.

Metaphysics involves intuitive knowledge of unprovable starting-points concepts and truth and demonstrative knowledge of what follows from them.

I had considered how the things that never happen, are often as much realities to us, in their effects, as those that are accomplished.

It's too sad to live eating theories. The best thing is to transmute wisdom into love.

We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.

Demonstration is also something necessary, because a demonstration cannot go otherwise than it does, ... And the cause of this lies with the primary premises/principles.

All the words of wisdom sound the same.

The page is long, blank, and full of truth. When I am through with it, it shall probably be long, full, and empty with words.

Wisdom is sold in a desolate marketplace where none can come to buy.

... but the greatest wisdom is blinded by the glare of vanity.

Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy.

All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms enfold.

The mind, relaxing into needful sport, Should turn to writers of an abler sort, Whose wit well managed, and whose classic style, Give truth a lustre, and make wisdom smile.

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom.

The Bible says, 'The truth shall make you free.' But let's not forget it was Spiro Agnew who said that a good lie will keep you out of jail in the first place.