Truth Quotes

"Truth emerges through dialogue, never through monologue."

"Truth is not owned but encountered in the space between selves."

"What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite of the will to believe."

"One of the most powerful forces in human nature is the tendency to believe what we have been told by those whom we were taught to respect and to love."

"What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the desire to find, which is the exact opposite."

"The trouble with lying is that it requires tremendous energy."

"Language has become merely an instrument for expressing already-formulated opinions rather than a tool for discovering new truths."

"Lies are always more plausible than truth because they are designed to appeal to our desires."

"Every word we speak shapes the reality we create together."

"The fragment is the form of truth."

"To be authentic is to embrace the impossibility of authenticity."

"The night holds truths the day cannot reveal."

"The invisible is more real than the visible."

"The authentic voice speaks only in its absence."

"The primary word I-Thou can be spoken only with the whole being."

"Being and seeming pull in different directions."

"Truth is not simply what a person thinks it is; it is what a person thinks in relation to another person."

"Truth dwells in the space between contradictions."

"Method and substance are often at odds in the pursuit of truth."

"Language often obscures truth rather than revealing it."

"To live authentically is to live in constant awareness of one's ignorance."

"Truth is the highest good, and it requires the courage to be expressed."

"Truth has a way of revealing itself to those who seek with an open heart."

"Infinity resides in the face of the Other, a transcendence that cannot be contained or dominated."

"The Other cannot be reduced to the same; alterity is irreducible."

"Sincerity means being open to the infinite claim of the Other."

"We are each others' witnesses before we are each others' judges."

"The eternal truth cannot be captured in propositions but only lived and witnessed."

"Truth emerges in the vulnerable space where we dare to be fully ourselves."

"The voice of conscience is the sound of our deepest self calling us toward authenticity."