Truth Quotes

"The shortcut always costs more in the long run."

"Tell the truth, but let it be the truth that needs to be told."

"Honesty is the best policy, yet few live by it."

"The heart is ever the dupe of the understanding."

"The public is not always right, nor is the individual always wrong."

"The power of words lies not in their number but in their truth."

"Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue."

"Truth may be harsh, but deception ultimately brings greater pain."

"I declare against all authorities that man, in the state of civilization, is mixed of truth and falsehood."

"The greatest respect which I can entertain towards any one is that which results from a firm belief of their honesty."

"Truth is the only virtue capable of standing the test of time."

"Truth is such a thing as I believe no man has ever yet been sufficiently bold to define."

"Truth will always emerge from the depths of deception."

"To thyself be true, and falsehood cannot prevail."

"Honesty is the best foundation for any relationship."

"The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them."

"Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it."

"As universal a practice as lying is, and as easy a one as it is for any man to be guilty of it, it is astonishing to observe how people hate liars."

"Flattery is the food of fools."

"Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken."

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"We should not judge of what is true by the multitude of voices that speak of it."

"The very foundation of honor is truth."

"I have not energy enough to convince you of the truth of my assertion."

"Truth is beauty in its purest form."

"The mask we wear in society often becomes so familiar we forget the face beneath."

"The human capacity for self-deception is matched only by our capacity for truth-telling."

"Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess."

"The true course of events never wears the aspect which we paint it in our expectation."

"The world depends upon those brave enough to tell the truth."