Truth Quotes

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

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"The clearer we think, the more we understand what we don't know."
Beall, Jc
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"Logical validity is the skeleton on which truth hangs its flesh."
Beall, Jc
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"To be rigorous is to be honest about the limits of our claims."
Beall, Jc
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"Truth is what remains when all contradictions have been eliminated."
Beall, Jc
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"We cannot argue our way beyond the laws of logic."
Beall, Jc
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"Every truth has a logical form that can be examined."
Beall, Jc
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"Truth and logical consistency are not two things; they are one."
Beall, Jc
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"To abandon logic is to abandon the pursuit of truth."
Beall, Jc
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"Truth cannot contradict itself; that is what truth is."
Beall, Jc
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"Truth is not negotiable; it is not subject to compromise."
Beall, Jc
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"Truth requires logical form; form without content is not truth."
Beall, Jc
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"Truth is where all valid arguments ultimately converge."
Beall, Jc
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"Where logic leads, truth follows."
Beall, Jc
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"Truth demands precision, but precision demands humility."
Williamson, Timothy
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"The pursuit of truth requires abandoning the comfort of conviction."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Every statement about reality is filtered through the lens of language."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Disagreement is not failure of communication; sometimes it's success."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Truth is not a destination but a direction of travel."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Precision in language often reveals vagueness in thought."
Williamson, Timothy
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"The most important truths are often the hardest to articulate."
Williamson, Timothy
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"What we call objective reality is filtered through subjective experience."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Truth is not a possession but a practice of careful attention."
Williamson, Timothy
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"To argue well is not to win, but to clarify what is at stake in disagreement."
Williamson, Timothy
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"The truth is often stranger than fiction because it is not bound by logic."
Mares, Edwin
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"Truth is not always comfortable, but it is always liberating."
Mares, Edwin
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"Truth may be uncomfortable, but it is always liberating."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you uncomfortable."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"Truth is not always what appears most logical."
Priest, Graham
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"We construct reality through language, then mistake it for discovery."
Priest, Graham
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"Truth is plural; falsehood is singular."
Priest, Graham