Quotes About Truth

De manera que, poniéndome en el lugar del oráculo y preguntándome qué es lo que preferiría ser, lo que soy yo o lo que son ellos, saber lo que ellos han aprendido o saber que no sé nada, me he respondido a mí mismo y al Dios: Quiero seguir siendo lo que soy.

aunque estas personas no sepan nada, todas creen saber algo. Mientras que yo, si no sé nada, al menos no tengo esa duda. De

De manera que toda esta superioridad de sabiduría que me otorga el oráculo se reduce únicamente a estar convencido completamente de que ignoro todo lo que no sé.

the truth is no road to fortune, and the populace doesn't give out ambassadorships, university chairs, or pensions.

DoÄŸruluk yolunu seçiÅŸim, doÄŸru olma duygusundan çok gerçeÄŸi sevmeme dayan?r; gerçekten, uygulamada, eÄŸriyle doÄŸrunun soyut kavramlar?n? deÄŸil, vicdan?m?n ahlak alan?ndaki yolunu izledim. ÇoÄŸu kez, masal anlatt?m; ama pek az yalan söyledim.

Fakat aram?zda ÅŸu ayr?m var ki bu adamlar bir ÅŸey bilmedikleri halde her ÅŸeyi bildiklerini san?yorlar; bense bir ÅŸey bilmemekle beraber hiç olmazsa bilmediÄŸimden ÅŸüphe etmiyorum.

Mis sentimientos se acomodaron con una rapidez inconcebible al tono de mis ideas. El entusiasmo por la verdad, la libertad y la virtud ahogó todas mis pequeñas pasiones; y lo mas sorprendente es que esta efervescencia subsistió en mi corazón durante más de cuatro o cinco años, llegando a tan alto grado como jamás haya existido en otro corazón humano. Escribí

Das einzige Mittel, den Irrtum zu vermeiden, ist die Unwissenheit.

Rien de vigoureux, rien de grand ne peut partir d'une plume toute vénale.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Mi talento consistía en saber decir a los hombres verdades útiles, pero duras, con bastante valor y energía;

Yo, por un cúmulo de males de todo género, había de servir de ejemplo a todo aquel que, inspirado por el solo amor del bien público y de la justicia, se atreva, escudado únicamente en su inocencia, a decir a los hombres la verdad abiertamente, sin apoyarse en las intrigas y

Ä°yilik etmek, insan yüreÄŸinin duyabileceÄŸi mutluluklar?n en gerçeÄŸidir. Yazg?ma egemen olanlar bana her ÅŸeyin yalan ve aldat?c? görünmesine özen gösterdikleri için, herhangi bir erdem konusu, beni düÅŸürmek istedikleri tuzaÄŸa çekmeye yarayan bir hileden baÅŸka bir ÅŸey deÄŸildir.

No one cares for reality, everyone stakes his essence on illusion. Slaves and dupes of their self-love, men live not in order to live but to make other believe they have lived!

It was requisite for men to be thought what they really were not. To be and to appear became two very different things, and from this distinction sprang pomp and knavery, and all the vices which form their train.

Niemand kümmert sich mehr um die Wirklichkeit; alle setzen ihr Wesen in den Schein. Als Sklaven und Narren ihrer Eigenliebe leben sie dahin, nicht um zu leben, sondern um andere glauben zu machen, sie hätten gelebt.

Herhangi bir yarardan s?yr?lm?? gerçek, bir hak oluÅŸturmaz ve bu nedenle, onu saklayan yalan söylemiÅŸ olmaz.

Konunun içyüzünü, bildiklerimi yaln?zca adalet kurallar?na göre kullancak denli biliyor muyum? Dahas? var; baÅŸkalar?na borçlu bulunduklar?m?z?, yaln?zca gerçeÄŸe borçlu bulunduklar?m?z? gereÄŸince düÅŸündüm mü? Birini aldat?rken zarara düÅŸürmezsem, bu, kendime zarar vermiyorum demek midir? Kusursuz olmak için haks?zl?k etmemek yeter mi?

Children's lies are therefore entirely the work of their teachers, and to teach them to speak the truth is nothing less than to teach them the art of lying. In your zeal to rule, control, and teach them, you never find sufficient means at your disposal. You wish to gain fresh influence over their minds by baseless maxims, by unreasonable precepts; and you would rather they knew their lessons and told lies, than leave them ignorant and truthful.

I wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even people who seemed to have it all had their secrets.

History gets written by the winners, he said, and when the crooks win, you get crooked history.

It's not being prejudiced," Mom said. "It's a matter of accuracy in labeling.

We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa Claus myth and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten, Dad said, you'll still have your stars.

We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa myth and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten, Dad said, you'll still have your stars.