Truth Quotes
What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.
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"A verdade dita com amor é mais aceitável."Ramalho Ortigão
"Cada lágrima derramada é uma confissão silenciosa do que não podemos dizer."Camilo Castelo Branco
"A verdade, por mais amarga, é sempre mais nobre que uma bela mentira."Camilo Castelo Branco
"Truth is like the sun; it will shine whether we acknowledge it or turn away."Francesco Petrarca
"Actions speak in a language that transcends all barriers."Francesco Petrarca
"The measure of a person is not their wealth, but their character."Francesco Petrarca
"Truth has a way of emerging, no matter how skillfully it is buried."Francesco Petrarca
"Truth, like light, reveals both beauty and blemish without discrimination."Torquato Tasso
"Men are so simple and so ready to obey, that he who is deceitful will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived."Niccolò Machiavelli
"Everybody sees how you appear, but few perceive who you truly are."Niccolò Machiavelli
"A successful deception is never revealed; therein lies its genius."Niccolò Machiavelli
"In the garden of the mind, only truth bears eternal fruit."Torquato Tasso
"The truth, however painful, sets the spirit free."Torquato Tasso
"A verdade é mais estranha que a ficção."Almeida Garrett
"A verdade sempre prevalece."Almeida Garrett
"The greatest tyranny is the tyranny of comfortable lies."Alexandre Herculano
"Truth wears many faces, but never a false one."Alexandre Herculano
"To speak truth in an age of lies is a revolutionary act."Alexandre Herculano
"The pen is mightier than the sword, but only when wielded by a truthful hand."Camilo Castelo Branco
"The truth may wound, but a lie corrupts."Camilo Castelo Branco
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."Camilo Castelo Branco
"The greatest truths are often whispered, not proclaimed."Ludovico Ariosto
"The foundation of all virtue is truth."Ludovico Ariosto
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."Petrarch
"One can hide the face but not the soul."Petrarch
"Nothing is so improbable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."Petrarch
"The pursuit of truth is more valuable than its possession."Petrarch
"In every concealment there is also a revelation."Petrarch
"Truth demands courage; falsehood requires only comfort."Ramalho Ortigão
"The pursuit of truth often leads away from comfort and toward inconvenient reality."Ramalho Ortigão