Truth Quotes

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

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"Truth speaks in a quiet voice, while falsehood shouts loudly."
Geoffrey Chaucer
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"In times of crisis, the true character of a person is revealed."
Ovid
O
"The voice of conscience is the voice of truth."
Ovid
O
"In moments of silence, the truth speaks loudest."
Ovid
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"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
William Shakespeare
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"Silence is the language of truth."
John Milton
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"The pursuit of truth requires courage beyond measure."
John Milton
J
"Truth will always emerge, though tardy in its arrival."
John Milton
J
"There is nothing to which men cling more tenaciously than their prejudices."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"In every concealment there is also a disclosure."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"Words once spoken cannot be reclaimed; speak them with care."
Virgil
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"Truth never changes, though seasons do."
Homer
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"Truth is like a lion; it does not need to be defended."
Homer
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"In every concealed thing, truth is hidden"
Dante Alighieri
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"The greatest deception is self-deception"
Dante Alighieri
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"The truth will set you free."
Pickering Edward
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"Actions speak louder than words."
Pickering Edward
P
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
Pickering Edward
"Whoso hath heart to speak his mind truly is a wise man."
Geoffrey Chaucer
"Truth will eventually prevail, though the journey be long."
Geoffrey Chaucer
"In the marketplace of ideas, truth eventually prevails."
Geoffrey Chaucer
O
"Harsh words once spoken can never be fully unspoken."
Ovid
O
"The pursuit of truth is the noblest of all quests."
Ovid
O
"Truth has a way of surfacing, no matter how deeply buried."
Ovid
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"In science, we must follow the data wherever it leads us."
Henrietta Leavitt
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"The periodic variations in stellar brightness tell us profound truths about distant suns."
Henrietta Leavitt
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"Scientific truth is independent of the observer's expectations or biases."
Henrietta Leavitt
H
"Truth in science cannot be compromised or altered by convenience."
Henrietta Leavitt
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"In science, the truth is never final; it is always subject to refinement."
Henrietta Leavitt
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"I am committed to the pursuit of truth, wherever it may lead."
Henrietta Leavitt