Quotes About Truth

I used to think the only way to be truly alive is to confront your mortality.

A própria sincera, ao expressar-se, torna-se insincera.

Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine

The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power. My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible.

There is a tragic clash between Truth and the world. Pure undistorted truth burns up the world.

A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.

Everything resembles the truth, everything can happen to a man.

Now it is all clear, and as plain as a pikestaff. Formerly—I don't know why—everything seemed veiled in a kind of mist. That is, I believe, because people think that the human brain is in the head. Nothing of the sort; it is carried by the wind from the Caspian Sea.

You are on the proper road for Manilovka, but ZAmanilovka - well, there is no such place. The house you mean is called Manilovka because Manilovka is its name; but no house at all is called ZAmanilovka. The house you mean stands there, on that hill, and is a stone house in which a gentleman lives, and its name is Manilovka; but ZAmanilovka does not stand herabouts, nor ever has stood." hahahaha

I shall think soon that what people say is true: every woman is possessed by her own peculiar devil of curiosity

Well, in this case,' said Chichikov, 'I haven't lied by even this much,' and with his thumb he marked off the very tip of his little finger. 'You Jesuit, you Jesuit! I'll bet you anything you're talking rot!' 'Listen, this is insulting! What's going on, anyway? Why do you think I have to be lying?

No, signore, non è possibile che sono ubriaco! Io lo so che non è bene essere ubriachi.

Everything is deception, everything is a dream, everything is not what it seems to be!

Para mim é, melhor o homem que diz sem rodeios que não percebe do assunto do que o hipócrita, que fala como se soubesse daquilo que não sabe e só borra e estraga tudo.

As?l her ?eyden azar azar anlayan ak?ldanelerden korkmal? insan. Herkes kendi i?ini yaps?n, yeter. Benim gözümde bilmedi?ini aç?kça söyleyen insan, bilmedi?ini biliyormu? gibi görünen ve her ?eyi a?z?na yüzüne bula?t?ran ikiyüzlüden daha de?erlidir.

Com'è ripugnante la realtà! Che cosa è in confronto al sogno?

By watching him, one could verify the truthfulness of Francis Bacon's statement about people who, thanks to their inclination toward philosophy, became veritable owls who could only see in the darkness of their own conclusion and remained blind in the light of reality, particularly when it came to seeing the obvious.

Stop attending churches and be real Christians.

You can run away from all life responsibilities but can't hide from mistakes.

All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible people.

We both know you can't tell your own story without exposing someone else's.

Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret." —HERCULE POIROT

Anyone who says I have no regrets is either a psychopath or a liar.

Acaso no conoces sucesos que te conciernen, pero de los que no fuiste testigo? ¿No te encuentras, a veces, contándolos? Hay muchas cosas que recordamos que nunca hemos visto con nuestros propios ojos ni vivido con nuestros propios cuerpos. Es una simple cuestión de encajar lo que sabemos, lo que nos han contado y lo que imaginamos. No es muy diferente a cómo un investigador reúne las respuestas a un crimen.