Quotes
Quotes about Truth
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
Art thou a magistrate? then be severe: If studious, copy fair what time hath blurr'd, Redeem truth from his jaws: if a soldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world. Fool not, for all may have If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth. [Lat., Male verum examinat omnis Corruptus judex.]
Therefore I say again I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge, whom yet once more I hold my most malicious for and think not At all a friend to truth.
Justice is truth in action.
Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth ... Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.
Accent is the soul of a language; it gives the feeling and truth to it. [Fr., L'accent est l'ame du discours, il lui donne le sentiment et la verite.]
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
The language of truth is simple.
Truth's sacred fort th' exploded laugh shall win, And coxcombs vanquish Berkeley with a grin.
The law is a strange thing. It makes a man swear to tell the truth, and every time he shows signs of doing so, some lawyer objects.
It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth.
Please don't lie to me, unless you're absolutely sure I'll never find out the truth.
He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
Lies that build are better than truths that destroy.
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.
Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.
Never forget that a half truth is a whole lie.
A lie can run around the world before the truth can get it's boots on.
If you wish to strengthen a lie, mix a little truth in with it.
The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more that you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.
Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth. -Thich Nhat Hanh.
Light is the symbol of truth.
