Truth Quotes

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

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"In science, consensus is less important than evidence; truth does not vote."
Karl Landsteiner
"The work of scientific discovery is the work of revealing what was always true but never before understood."
Karl Landsteiner
"Nature respects neither our pride nor our prejudices; she reveals herself only to the patient and honest."
Karl Landsteiner
"I have always held that the mind of a scientist must be both flexible and uncompromising—flexible in method, uncompromising in truth."
Albert Sabin
"The simplicity of truth often hides beneath layers of complexity that only dedication can penetrate."
Albert Sabin
"Truth has a way of emerging, even when we try to suppress it."
Jonas Salk
"The most profound truths are often the simplest ones."
Jonas Salk
"Memory connects us to our past and gives us a sense of identity over time."
Eric Kandel
"Science is a way of asking questions and seeking truthful answers about nature."
Eric Kandel
"The pursuit of truth requires intellectual honesty."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
"Truth is like a river, it will always find its course."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
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"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
Paul Ehrlich
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"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away."
Paul Ehrlich
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"In the pursuit of truth, we must be willing to be wrong."
Paul Ehrlich
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"Truth emerges slowly from the darkness of ignorance."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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"The pursuit of truth demands both passion and detachment."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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"Errors in reasoning are the stepping stones to truth."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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"The laboratory is where truth emerges."
Alfred Hershey
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"The pursuit of truth never ends."
Alfred Hershey
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"Truth in science is provisional and ever-evolving."
Alfred Hershey
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"Science demands intellectual honesty above all."
Alfred Hershey
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"Every failure brings us closer to understanding truth."
Sydney Brenner
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"The truth, however strange, is always more wonderful than fiction."
Sydney Brenner
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"Truth is the ultimate reality."
Max Delbrück
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"Truth cannot be ignored indefinitely."
Max Delbrück
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"Do what you feel in your heart to be right"
Hermann Muller
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"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself"
Hermann Muller
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"Truth has a way of revealing itself, no matter how long it takes."
Oswald Avery
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"Truth is like water; it eventually flows around all obstacles."
Oswald Avery
"Every failure in the laboratory brings us closer to truth."
Rita Levi-Montalcini