Truth Quotes

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

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"Authenticity is rarer and more valuable than conformity."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Truth may be painful, but lies are poisonous."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Truth is often hidden in plain sight."
Williamson, Timothy
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"The pursuit of truth requires us to question everything, including our own beliefs."
Lehrer, Keith
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"We cannot simply assume that our intuitions about meaning are reliable guides to truth."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Logical consistency is necessary but not sufficient for truth."
Harman, Gilbert
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"We often confuse correlation with causation in everyday reasoning."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Relativism about truth faces the problem of being self-refuting."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Truth conditions cannot be specified without reference to interpretation."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Skepticism about the external world, while logically coherent, is not rationally motivated."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Moral knowledge, if it exists, does not follow the model of empirical knowledge."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Truth is minimally a matter of correspondence to how things are."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Truth conditions alone do not determine the full meaning of sentences."
Harman, Gilbert
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"We create meaning not by speaking, but by listening deeply."
BonJour, Laurence
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"We find truth not in answers, but in better questions."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Truth is what remains when all false beliefs have fallen away."
BonJour, Laurence
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"The greatest barrier to understanding is the illusion of certainty."
Sosa, Ernest
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"What we believe to be true often says more about us than about reality."
Sosa, Ernest
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"Truth is patient; it will wait for us to develop the wisdom to recognize it."
Sosa, Ernest
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"The pursuit of understanding is itself a moral endeavor."
Sosa, Ernest
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"The foundations of knowledge shift; what remains constant is our commitment to seeking truth."
Sosa, Ernest
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"Truth has no agenda; it simply is, waiting to be discovered by those humble enough to seek it."
Sosa, Ernest
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"Belief is the ground upon which all knowledge stands, yet belief itself must be examined."
Sosa, Ernest
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"Truth is not something we possess; it is something we participate in."
Sosa, Ernest
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"Truth respects no opinion; it requires only rigorous examination."
Sosa, Ernest
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"In seeking knowledge, we seek not only facts but meaning."
Sosa, Ernest
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"Truth is not found in the loudest voice but in the most careful examination."
Sosa, Ernest
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"Truth is the reward not of the clever but of the diligent and humble."
Sosa, Ernest
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"I paint myself."
Pollock, John
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"Every artist must find their own truth."
Pollock, John