Truth Quotes

What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.

40912 quotes

"The pen records not what is true, but what the writer believes to be true."
Giovanni Boccaccio
"Truth is the foundation of all virtue"
Torquato Tasso
"Truth cannot be hidden, only delayed"
Torquato Tasso
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"Let the foundation of knowledge be the love of truth."
Petrarch
P
"Truth needs no ornament; it stands alone."
Petrarch
R
"A verdade é como o ouro: rara e valiosa."
Ramalho Ortigão
L
"Truth is like the sun; it cannot be hidden for long."
Ludovico Ariosto
L
"Truth is often bitter, but necessary for growth."
Ludovico Ariosto
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"Truth, like justice, is often betrayed by those who claim to protect it."
Ugo Foscolo
U
"Those who seek truth must first abandon the comfort of familiar lies."
Ugo Foscolo
U
"Truth is revolutionary precisely because power fears it."
Ugo Foscolo
"Truth, though hidden, always finds its way to light."
Giovanni Boccaccio
"The deepest truth is often hidden in plain sight."
Giovanni Boccaccio
"Truth is bitter to those accustomed to sweet lies."
Francesco Petrarca
"Truth may be uncomfortable, but lies are far more dangerous."
Francesco Petrarca
N
"The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar."
Niccolò Machiavelli
N
"A promise made during daylight becomes worthless when darkness falls."
Niccolò Machiavelli
"The heart knows truths that the intellect must labor to discover."
Torquato Tasso
"The heart knows reasons that reason itself cannot fathom."
Giovanni Boccaccio
"Truth often masquerades as falsehood until wisdom recognizes it."
Giovanni Boccaccio
C
"Truth may be bitter, but it sets us free."
Camilo Castelo Branco
C
"Truth requires courage to speak aloud."
Camilo Castelo Branco
L
"Each generation must discover truth anew; it cannot be merely inherited."
Ludovico Ariosto
L
"Truth-seeking requires the humility to abandon cherished falsehoods."
Ludovico Ariosto
A
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
Alexandre Herculano
A
"Truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
Alexandre Herculano
P
"One man's shame is another man's honor."
Petrarch
P
"How unpleasant it is to lose one's reputation."
Petrarch
P
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
Petrarch
R
"A verdade sempre prevalecerá sobre a mentira, ainda que tarde."
Ramalho Ortigão