Quotes About Truth

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.

The Holy Scripture is like a diamond: in the dark it is like a piece of glass, but as soon as the light strikes it the water begins to sparkle, and the scintillation of life greets us.

Conversely, our duty is that we who confess Jesus Christ take hold of science as an instrument for propagating our faith-conviction.

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust

Hypocrite: the man who murdered both his parents... pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.

You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time.

No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views…. I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men, everywhere, could be free.

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

If there ever could be a proper time for mere catch arguments, that time surely is not now. In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and in eternity.

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time.

You may deceive all the people part of the time, and part of the people all the time, but not all the people all the time.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth.

Fiction is the great lie that tells the truth about how the world lives!

I'd become aware of human complexity--that's a kinder word than "deceit.

You can't walk across a lake just because you change its name to "land." Labels matter.

Koshy Saar's response is indignant. "It's fiction! Fiction is the great lie that tells the truth about how the world lives!

A good story goes beyond what a forgiving God cares to do: it reconciles families and unburdens them of secrets whose bond is stronger than blood. But in their revealing, as in their keeping, secrets can tear a family apart.