Truth Quotes

"Bad faith is lying to oneself"

"To make myself an object, to make myself passive, is to lie"

"To be human is to feel ashamed of what we have become"

"Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events."

"We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue."

"Truth is like a lion; it will defend itself."

"The truth needs no ornament; it stands naked and complete."

"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not."

"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it."

"I hate compromises. To me they are always an insult."

"I should like to rob you of nothing, except perhaps your illusions."

"In every concealment there is also a disclosure."

"Every revolt is an appeal to the martyr's truth."

"An absurd human situation is the essential concept and the only truth."

"The noble passion for truth cannot find expression in a world of lies."

"To lose one's illusions about the human condition is to begin to see clearly."

"I have never heard of any crime which I might not have committed under some circumstances."

"Prejudice is to the opinion of the many what tyrants are to states."

"Nothing can be believed unless it is seen."

"We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only suspiciously at any truth that may contain even a hint of bitter."

"Truth is like the sun; it shines everywhere."

"Bad faith is the lie that we tell ourselves."

"The absurd is the essential concept and the only truth."

"Intellectual honesty demands we acknowledge our freedom constantly."

"The highest truth is that we are always choosing ourselves."

"Authenticity is the constant struggle against bad faith."

"The worst lie is the lie we tell ourselves."

"No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than certain men who are anxious."

"The authentic individual seeks truth above comfort."

"We are what we do, not what we say we are."