Quotes About Truth

Seek not to know who said this or that, but take note of what has been said.

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.

Bear patiently your exile and the dryness of your mind. The time will come when I will make you forget these painful moments and you will enjoy inward quietness. I will open the Bible for you and you will be thrilled by your new understanding of my truth.

There is naturally in every man a desire to know, but what profiteth knowledge without the fear of God?

We must not trust every word of others or feeling within ourselves, but cautiously and patiently try the matter, whether it be of God.

let not the weight of the writer be a stumbling-block to thee, whether he be of little or much learning, but let the love of the pure Truth draw thee to read.

let the love of the pure Truth draw thee to read. Ask not, who hath said this or that, but look to what he says.

A man who is a lover of Jesus and of truth, a truly interior man who is free from uncontrolled affections, can turn to God at will and rise above himself to enjoy spiritual peace.

Do not let the writer's authority or learning influence you, be it little or great, but let the love of pure truth attract you to read. Do not ask, 'Who said this?' but pay attention to what is said.

The more and better thou knowest, the more heavy will be thy judgment unless thy life be also more holy.

O God my Truth, make me one with You in eternal love. Often I become weary with reading and hearing many things. You are all that I want and desire. Let all teachers be mute and all creation keep silence before You. Speak to me, You, and You alone.

He who loveth Jesus, and is inwardly true and free from inordinate affections, is able to turn himself readily unto God, and to rise above himself in spirit, and to enjoy fruitful peace.

Ask not, who hath said this or that, but look to what he says.

2. No tengas deseo demasiado de saber, porque en ello se halla grande estorbo y engaño. Los letrados gustan de ser vistos y tenidos por tales. Muchas cosas hay que, el saberlas, poco o nada aprovecha al alma; y muy loco es el que en otras cosas entiende, sino en las que tocan a la salvación. Las muchas palabras no hartan el alma; mas la buena vida le da refrigerio, y la pura conciencia causa gran confianza en Dios.

If it seemeth to thee that thou knowest many things, and understandest them well, know also that there are many more things which thou knowest not.

Of a surety, at the Day of Judgment it will be demanded of us, not what we have read, but what we have done; not how well we have spoken, but how holily we have lived.

Whom shall I trust, O Lord, whom shall I trust but Thee? Thou art the Truth, and deceivest not, nor canst be deceived. And on the other hand, Every man is a liar,(3) weak, unstable and frail, especially in his words, so that one ought scarcely ever to believe what seemeth to sound right on the face of it.

Follow Me: I am the way, the truth, and the life.(1) Without the way thou canst not go, without the truth thou canst not know, without the life thou canst not live. I am the Way which thou oughtest to follow; the Truth which thou oughtest to believe; the Life which thou oughtest to hope for. I am the Way unchangeable; the Truth infallible; the Life everlasting. I am the Way altogether straight, the Truth supreme, the true Life, the blessed Life, the uncreated Life.

However, because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than live well, they are often deceived and get no or very little benefits.

Too many historical writers are the votaries of cults, which, by definition are dedicated to whitewashing warts and hanging halos.

One eye-witness is better than ten ear-witnesses.

We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.

If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.

The human mind may perceive truth only through thinking, as is clear from Augustine.