Quotes About Truth

these relativists turn out to be not relativistic at all about one thing: their relativism. That's their one nonnegotiable absolute.

As I said, relativism says there are no absolutes. Absolutely no absolutes.

the doctrine of anamnesis: that all learning-that is, all learning of eternal truths-is really a remembering

We must distinguish the act of faith from the object of faith, believing from what is believed.

For Socrates, there are only two kinds of people: the wise, who know they are fools; and fools, who think they are wise. Similarly, for Christ and all the prophets, there are only two kinds of people: saints, who know they are sinners; and sinners, who think they are saints.

But if scandal arise from truth, the scandal should be borne rather than the truth be set aside

our ego is not God. In fact, it is often wrong, because it is fallen, foolish, and faithless.

God is a God who speaks!

Before we can progress in providing answers . . . we have to repent of our questions.

Winston Churchill once said, 'In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

Thought presents itself (stands in front) of us and pretends that it does not represent.

Selling" generally means getting someone to do something that she might not do if she were in full possession of all the facts.

Huntin too hard for the truth ain't a good idea, y'know," he added. "By the time you stumble over it, it ain't the truth no more. Unless there's death in it. I reckon death is about as close to truth as a man can come.

Course truth don't count for much after all these years cause folks hangs on to what it suits 'em to believe and won't let go of it.

Man wants the truth about Ed Watson," Daniels jeered. "Where you aim to find it? Smallwoods'll tell you their truth, Hardens'll tell you theirs. Fat-ass guard out there, he'll tell you his and I'll give you another. Which one you aim to settle for and make your peace with?

Mistaking Lucius's silence for acquiescence, he pointed a hard finger at his eyes. "Maybe nobody don't need this truth you're lookin for, ever think about that?

In this very breath that we now take Lies the secret that all great teachers try to tell us.

Some of what we learned early on turned out to be true (the earth is round; if you want a friend be a friend; cleanliness is next to impossible) and some of it turned out to be false (Santa Claus; the Tooth Fairy; Kansas is more fun than Oz).

For me, all stories are fiction. The only question is: Does it rattle the soul or not?

but the easiest way isn't necessarily the true one.

Banks scanned the Yorkshire Post and The Independent reports to see if either newspaper knew more than the police. Sometimes they did, and it could be damned embarrassing all round.

I've never been a good liar, except to myself.

The truth is rarely as liberating as people would have us believe; it often binds more than it frees.

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.' Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.