Truth Quotes

"He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret."

"There's no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"Slips of the tongue reveal our true desires and anxieties."

"The unconscious never lies; only consciousness can deceive."

"The pursuit of truth requires both intellectual rigor and moral courage."

"Truth, when discovered, becomes the common heritage of all mankind."

"Civilization as we know it may not survive the coming environmental crisis."

"The idea that we can engineer our way out of environmental problems is a dangerous illusion."

"The transition away from fossil fuels will be far more difficult than most people imagine."

"The sustainability movement is often more about assuaging guilt than creating real change."

"The truth is written not in books alone, but in nature's experiments."

"Observation without prejudice is the highest form of scientific virtue."

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is the assumption that we already know."

"The nervous system never lies; it only obeys the laws that govern it."

"In the laboratory, hypotheses bow to the authority of facts."

"The very essence of truth is its nakedness."

"Were one to examine the facts closely, the truth would be evident."

"Truth emerges from careful observation and honest reflection."

"Truth is often uncomfortable because it requires action."

"The word belief is a difficult thing for me. I don't believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I don't need to believe it."

"The complex can no more be argued out of existence than can a man argue himself out of his own skin."

"The structure of the observer is part of the domain of observation."

"The map is not the territory; the description is not the thing described."

"The meaning of a message is the response it generates."

"Reality is not discovered; it is generated through observation."

"Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise."

"Even if the psychoanalytic cure does not achieve all that we wish, we can at least promise one thing: that the therapy is not a search for happiness but a search for clarity."

"Human beings are capable of infinite self-deception."

"In science, there is no shortcut to truth. You must work for it."

"Truth is like a diamond. It may be hidden, but it is always there."