Truth Quotes
What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.
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"The people love lies."Heraclitus
"The hidden connection is stronger than the obvious."Heraclitus
"What is true is eternal; what is false is temporal."Heraclitus
"The sage wears coarse clothes but carries jade in his heart."Zhuangzi
"The Tao that can be named is not the eternal Tao."Zhuangzi
"The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him."Confucius
"A man of virtue will not speak lightly of others; he will only speak of what he knows and is certain about."Confucius
"If language is not correct, then what is said does not mean what is intended."Confucius
"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."Confucius
"Speak the truth, but leave immediately after."Confucius
"To be honest as the day is long."Confucius
"The pursuit of truth requires the courage to question everything."Thales of Miletus
"When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and evil appear."Laozi
"The real is the permanent; the temporary is not real."Laozi
"The truth is like a lion; it does not need to be defended. Let it loose; it will defend itself."Laozi
"What is, is; what is not, is not."Zeno of Elea
"Being is eternal and unchanging."Zeno of Elea
"The real is immutable and indivisible."Zeno of Elea
"True being must be eternal."Zeno of Elea
"Reality is fundamentally rational and unified."Zeno of Elea
"Being must be continuous and without gaps."Zeno of Elea
"True being is immobile and eternal."Zeno of Elea
"To truly exist is to be unchanging."Zeno of Elea
"Being is one, eternal, and unchanging."Zeno of Elea
"Being must be perfect and complete."Zeno of Elea
"Being is fundamentally unified and indivisible."Zeno of Elea
"A true man is one whose heart is set on the right."Mencius
"One who rebels against the Way of Heaven will perish."Mencius
"The mouth is not as important as the heart."Mencius
"Rites without sincerity are mere empty performance."Mencius