Quotes About Truth

A lot has been written about Tony Perkins and myself and I figured, Let's get it straight. I had a relationship with Tony for two to three years, but those are only threads in the tapestry of my whole life.

Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.

There can be no beauty if it is paid for by human injustice, nor truth that passes over injustice in silence, nor moral virtue that condones it.

But I think we should speak about all the things that are happening around us. We are not evoking evil irresponsibly or in vain, for we have now become a part of it...

Bo aluzja jest swego rodzaju formÄ… sztuki. Aluzja to prawda ubrana w szatÄ™ metafory.

Nie rób zgrywy, bo powiem ludziom, kim jeste?.

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.

Truth in her dress finds facts too tight. In fiction she moves with ease.

Silence is true wisdom's reply.

Never try to destroy someone else's life with a lie when yours can be destroyed with the truth.

Sincerity is not to say everything you think but to mean everything you say.

Truth is universal. Perception of truth is not.

I like rumors. I find out so much about me that I didn't even know!

People seldom realize that they tell lies with their lips and truths with their eyes all the time.

Stories are not like the real world; they aren't held back by what we know is false or true. What's important is how a story makes you feel inside.

My father never told us how the stories worked. He didn't reveal the layers, the nuggets of information, the fragments of truth and fantasy. He didn't need to -- because, given the right conditions, the stories activated, sowing themselves.

I shouldn't have said that. We should keep reality as far away as possible.

I am not devaluing thoughts. Just do not mix up what we think with what actually is.

Regardless of how long Daitsu Chisho Buddha sits, regardless of how long you sit, the Buddha dharma never appears because it is already here! Reveal it! Do not cover it up!

The sages say happiness and sorrow are one. Is this because in finding the first, we also find the second?