Truth Quotes

"We tell ourselves we seek truth, but we really seek confirmation."

"The truth we refuse to hear echoes the loudest in silence."

"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter."

"What can be said at all can be said clearly; what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence."

"The perfect expression would be that which takes the least amount of time to say the most."

"Truth is often stranger and more beautiful than fiction."

"The world is full of people who mistake the shadow for the substance."

"We deceive ourselves more often than we are deceived by others."

"The human face reveals secrets the tongue would conceal."

"The greatest truths are often spoken in jest."

"The most terrible truths are those we already know."

"A man must surely have some convictions"

"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it"

"Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself listens to his own lies"

"To understand a person, look at what they do when no one is watching."

"The truth may be difficult, but living a lie is far more exhausting."

"Truth cannot be defeated by time or opinion."

"Truth has a voice that echoes through the ages."

"To speak truth is to accept the cost of honesty."

"The most profound truths are often the simplest."

"Words are lies—only deeds speak truth."

"A lie born from kindness is still a lie."

"Every truth we speak costs us something."

"The truth is often found in silence, not speech."

"We must seek truth in the ordinary, not in the extraordinary."

"Truth hides in plain sight, waiting for the brave to acknowledge it."

"The thief believes everyone steals."

"I hate pretense. Let things be as they are."

"Not a trace of thought; your speech flies away on the wind like a bird."

"Honest words are more powerful than all words."