Truth Quotes

"Mathematics reveals the essential nature of things."

"Truth is the reward of those who dare to seek it."

"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts."

"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."

"The word 'belief' is a difficult thing for me. I do not believe. I must have knowledge."

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple in matters of the human heart."

"Truth cannot be manufactured; it can only be discovered."

"There is a gulf between the intuitions of natural man and the results of careful analysis."

"The scientist must be prepared to abandon his most cherished beliefs when the evidence demands it."

"The ultimate test of a physical theory is not whether it is elegant or intuitive, but whether it corresponds to reality."

"Every experiment that tests a theory is an experiment that could overturn it; that is the strength of science."

"The scientist's duty is to question not only nature but also the assumptions we bring to our questioning."

"A physical theory that cannot be expressed simply is probably not a true theory."

"The most important moments in science come when our theories fail to match reality."

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool."

"Purity of heart will guide you to truth, but truth is not always pure."

"In the discussion between Bohr and Einstein on quantum mechanics, neither of them had the whole truth."

"What cannot be measured does not exist in science, but existence transcends measurement."

"What we can say about nature depends on the language we use."

"Scientific truth is precise within limits, and those limits must always be recognized."

"There is no absolute knowledge. And those who claim it, whether they are scientists or dogmatists, open the door to tragedy."

"The absence of contradiction is not the criterion of truth."

"The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and that kind of mental honesty which forces us to face up to uncomfortable facts."

"Let me state my conviction: truth is the only thing worth defending."

"There is no final word in science, only better approximations of the truth."

"Truth and clarity go hand in hand."

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool."

"Every great truth begins as heresy and ends as dogma."

"To those who say science has no place for ethics, I respond that ethics has no foundation without science."