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Quotes About Truth

Lies, are truths with no scrutiny
~ Unknown
Truth is life. But before you choose to speak it get prepared to lose your life.
~ Unknown
Let flattery, the handmaid of the vices, be far removed.
~ Cicero
The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.
~ Cicero
There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it
~ Cicero
By doubting we come at truth.
~ Cicero
The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.
~ Cicero
We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.
~ Cicero
More and more, there were no revelations, but simply the uncovering of truths long known but dimly remembered. Everything had been written long ago. There was nothing truly new in the world, but only the slow, circular march of time that revealed the old things once again.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
As I said, history is written by the victors. The truth is, the villains were less villainous, and the heroes less heroic, than you've been told.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
The human mind had a remarkable ability both to discount what it sees and make reality conform to expectation.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
Either he's lying, which is bad. Or he could be telling the truth, which is worse
~ Cinda Williams Chima
Don't ask for the truth, boy, unless you're ready to hear it.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
It's true what they say, then-history is written by the victors.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
I like to know the truth. That's all. I just wish the truth was different.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
A sensible girl would not have been crying, grieving for the boy with the magic in his voice and the blues in his eyes, mourning the loss of something that was a lie-a lie-from beginning to end.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
That—that's a Carthian sun dragon," he said, shooting a look at Strangward. "Isn't it?" Strangward nodded. "But . . . it is my understanding that dragons are not real," Botetort said. Strangward looked from the dragon to Botetort. "I assure you, this dragon is absolutely real. Touch it if you like.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
We may be poor, but at least we've always been honest." Something broke inside Han, and when he opened his mouth the words came spilling out. "We're
~ Cinda Williams Chima
I like to think there's a little bit of me in you:a love for music and a stubborn streak a mile wide. But we're different, you and me, and I don't forget it. You're strong and you're tough and you tell the truth. You're a good person, Emma. I'm none of those things. I used to think I was tough, but now I know I'm the biggest coward that ever lived.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
Can you see why I can't stand a lie? People have been lying to me all my life. Even the person I loved the most in the world." Sometimes people lie for good reasons," Jonah said. "To keep you safe, or to avoid breaking your heart, or to make it possible for you to go on living.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
Aku boleh saja dianggap tukang bercinta, tetapi aku bukanlah pembunuh seorang gadis remaja.
~ Cindy Adams
Aku telah melakukan kesalahan dalam hidupku. Di masa silam aku telah mengakuinya dan pengakuan itu menimbulkan kekuatan. Tetapi keberanian dari seseorang terletak pada keyakinannya bahwa dia telah bertindak benar. Aku tidak akan hidup, jika tidak yakin dengan kuat dan pasti, bahwa apa yang kukerjakan waktu itu adalah benar. Kalau tidak begitu aku merupakan orang yang lemah.
~ Cindy Adams
Keyakinanku, bahwa yang baik akan menang atas yang jahat.
~ Cindy Adams
Kami semua berbuat curang dengan berbagai cara.
~ Cindy Adams