Truth Quotes

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

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"A man reveals his character not by what he says but by what he does not say."
Stendhal
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"The most authentic thing we can do is to be who we truly are."
Stendhal
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"The only virtue which I believe in is the virtue which is devoid of cant."
George Sand
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"I prefer the honest jeer of a single rough man to the deceitful praise of the multitude."
Théophile Gautier
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"The greatest thing the human soul ever does is to see something clearly and to say what it has seen in plain speech."
Théophile Gautier
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"In every concealment there is also a disclosure."
Théophile Gautier
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"The truth, though bitter, eventually tastes sweet."
Guy de Maupassant
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"The power of words lies not in their loudness but in their sincerity."
Guy de Maupassant
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"In the quiet moments between heartbeats, truth reveals itself."
Guy de Maupassant
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"Truth has a beauty that deception can never match."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Truth is often stranger and more beautiful than fiction."
Ann Radcliffe
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"It is a melancholy truth that the most respectable women are the most oppressed."
Mary Wollstonecraft
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"Vanity is the direct appreciation of oneself."
Henry Fielding
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"Adversity is the first path to truth."
Henry Fielding
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"Honesty is the best policy."
Henry Fielding
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"Truth will always prevail."
Henry Fielding
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"Truth is like the sun; it can be temporarily obscured, but never extinguished."
George Sand
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"Truth spoken with gentleness is more powerful than truth spoken harshly."
George Sand
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"Truth is like a torch, the more it's shook the brighter it shines."
Frances Burney
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"Nothing is so delightful as the hearing or the speaking of truth."
Frances Burney
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"I cannot make speeches. I have merely tried to tell the truth."
Frances Burney
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"Sincerity is the most powerful weapon."
Frances Burney
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"Truth shall set you free."
Frances Burney
"Necessity makes an honest man a knave."
Daniel Defoe
"A good reputation is worth more than gold."
Daniel Defoe
"Truth will always prevail in the end."
Daniel Defoe
"Truth is stranger than fiction."
Daniel Defoe
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"In the heart of every mystery lies a human truth."
Ann Radcliffe
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"The truth we avoid is often the truth we most need."
Ann Radcliffe
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"I believe that it is better to tell the truth and lose a friend than to lie and keep one."
Stendhal