Truth Quotes

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

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"Truth may wound, but lies fester beneath the skin."
Aphra Behn
"Truth is uncomfortable because it demands accountability."
Aphra Behn
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"It is the nature of hope to be disappointed."
Samuel Johnson
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"Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess."
Samuel Johnson
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"Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off."
Samuel Johnson
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"The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
Samuel Johnson
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"The greatest gift we can offer is our authentic selves."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"The heart knows truths the mind cannot articulate."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"O Rose thou art sick."
William Blake
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"Every harlot was a virgin once."
William Blake
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"A truth that's told with bad intent, Beats all the Lies you can invent."
William Blake
"In every concealment there is also a revelation."
Christina Rossetti
"Truth is like a lion; it does not need our defense to thrive."
Christina Rossetti
"In the silence of the soul, truth whispers its secrets."
Christina Rossetti
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"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"The most important thing is to be true to yourself above all else."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"Truth may be obscured, but it can never be permanently defeated."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"Truth is like water; it always finds a way to flow toward the open."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
"The world forgives the appearance of merit, but demands the reality."
Aphra Behn
"In the maze of human relations, sincerity is the only true compass."
Eliza Haywood
"The greatest deceptions are those we practice upon ourselves."
Eliza Haywood
"Every heart harbors secrets that would astonish those closest to it."
Eliza Haywood
"In the pursuit of truth, we must be willing to abandon comfortable lies."
Eliza Haywood
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"The power of a lie is proportional to the truth it displaces."
Jonathan Swift
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"Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken."
Jonathan Swift
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"Every man is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts."
Jonathan Swift
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"The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them."
Jonathan Swift
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"Some weight always rests upon the heart."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold secret within the soul."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"The search for truth requires courage and humility."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley