“It was as true”, said Mr. Barkus, “as taxes is. And nothing is truer than them.”
– Charles Dickens
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.
– Henri Frederic Amiel
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
– Josh Billings
A misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
– Sir Robert Armstrong
It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.
– Noam Chomsky
Do not run from the truth. There be nought so hard to live with as a lie.
– Kathryn L. Nelson
I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it’s hell.
– Harry Truman
The truth is always exciting. Speak it, then. Life is dull without it.
– Pearl S. Buck
Some people handle the truth carelessly; Others never touch it at all.
– Anonymous
Say not, ‘I have found the truth,’ but rather, ‘I have found a truth.’
– Kahlil Gibran
Three things cannot long be hidden the sun, the moon, and the truth.
– Confucious
Truth stood on one side and Ease on the other; it has often been so.
– Theodore Parker
The truth is “hate speech” only to those who have something to hide.
– Michael Rivero
To see what is in front of one’s nose requires a constant struggle.
– George Orwell
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
– Albert Einstein
One can live in this world on soothsaying but not on truth saying.
– G. C. Lichtenberg
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
– Jim Davis
It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.
– Henry David Thoreau
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
– Marcus Aurelius
We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.
– Blaise Pascal