Truth Quotes

"There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on one's own part."

"The truth is like a lion; it does not need to be defended. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"Any man who claims to have found truth should look closely at how he found it and why he thought he had found it."

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being obvious."

"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."

"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth."

"A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a great truth."

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself."

"No description of the facts can ever be complete."

"Truth and clearness are complementary."

"The deepest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own breathing."

"The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively by the muddying of issues than by the straightforward lying."

"In the laboratory, as in life, precision and honesty are paramount."

"What we observe is not nature in itself, but nature exposed to our line of questioning."

"A scientist only has the right to make a statement when he is absolutely sure of his facts."

"The revolution in physics that began with Planck and Einstein was not finished in 1930; we still don't know the ultimate truth."

"Man can embody truth, but he cannot know it."

"What can be said at all can be said clearly."

"The existence of electrons and photons is not a philosophical opinion; it is a physical fact."

"The most profound truths are often the simplest ones."

"The pursuit of truth is the highest form of honor."

"In science, the truth is the same whether you believe it or not."

"Nothing is easier than to set the world on fire with big words, but it is hard to tell what you actually know."

"Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend yourself to understand it."

"The role of the scientist is to describe what is, not to prescribe what should be."

"In science, we do not prove things to be true; we simply fail to disprove them until we do."

"A scientist's first responsibility is to the truth."

"You cannot find a single human being who is not himself or herself."

"In science, there is no room for personal feelings."

"The pursuit of truth is the highest calling."