Truth Quotes

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

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"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
Samuel Beckett
"The essential doesn't change."
Samuel Beckett
"The tears of the world are a constant quantity."
Samuel Beckett
"There is no escape."
Samuel Beckett
"Words betray us always."
Samuel Beckett
"The voice within must be heard."
Samuel Beckett
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"The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for an audience, but deeds can be done only for God."
Leo Tolstoy
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"Truth stands outside the individual."
Leo Tolstoy
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"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
Leo Tolstoy
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"Get rid of the cant! It's the root of all evil."
Leo Tolstoy
L
"Lies may be told through silence as well as through speech."
Leo Tolstoy
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"Realism means seeing things as they truly are, not as we wish them to be."
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"A man may claim to believe anything when no one contradicts him."
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it."
Fyodor Dostoevsky
F
"Not everyone has the luxury of being honest."
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"Pursue the path of truth with all the courage of your youth."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"I would rather be hated for what I am than loved for what I am not."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"Every word carries the weight of truth or falsehood."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"In the silence of night, truth reveals itself."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"A promise broken is a trust destroyed."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"The power of words lies not in their volume but in their truth."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"Each generation must discover truth anew."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"The heart's truth is written in actions, not words."
Aleksandr Pushkin
A
"The deepest truths are often spoken in silence."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"Every human heart has its secrets."
Ivan Turgenev
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"Truth is like the sun; it reveals what was hidden."
Ivan Turgenev
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"The world judges us not by our intentions, but by our deeds."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"We celebrate the dead more sincerely than we honor the living."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"The deepest form of honesty is admitting what we do not know."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"The mask we wear eventually becomes our face."
Mikhail Lermontov