Truth Quotes

"Man's first duty is to seek the truth."

"Truth is a goal, not a possession."

"Truth in the human sciences is always perspectival and interpretive."

"Truth is not reached by flight from the world, but by active participation in it."

"Truth is discovered through experience."

"The truth emerges only through systematic observation."

"The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system."

"If we believe that this is an important truth that should be acted upon, we should therefore go ahead and act upon it and see if it proves to be the best assumption."

"Truth is what works."

"The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires."

"The child is naturally a lover of truth. Early education should foster this natural inclination."

"I believe in the principle that the human being is naturally a lover of truth."

"What is morality but the nature of things recognized and responded to?"

"A theory is not established by showing that it may be true; it is established by showing that it must be true."

"In the long run the truth will out, though it may take a long time."

"The multiplication of means and methods for getting to truth has not proportionally increased belief in and allegiance to truth."

"Feeling is the only proof of existence."

"Abstraction is the enemy of truth."

"To be is to feel; to feel is to be."

"Truth is found in the concrete, not the abstract."

"Truth is not given; it must be created through living."

"Sincerity is the best policy, but it is not always the safest."

"False morality! how many crimes and sorrows of a serious nature thou art the cause of!"

"Sincerity, the ornament of virtue, is the very core of true nobility."

"All we have to believe in is our senses."

"The true criticism of existing conditions will be obtained only after a correct understanding of the theory."

"Nothing can have value without being an object of utility."

"In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."

"The true is as important as the useful."

"The path to truth is illuminated by positive science."