Truth Quotes

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

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"How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains must be the truth."
Sherlock Holmes
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"I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues."
Sherlock Holmes
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"One cannot be deceived; one is only deceived by oneself."
Siddhartha
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"Each man must discover truth for himself."
Siddhartha
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"Truth is not found in words; it is found in understanding."
Chiang
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"Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'"
The Prophet (Almustafa)
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"Sin is not something that exists in the world; it exists only in the hearts of men."
Siddhartha
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"The world does not need salvation; it needs understanding."
Siddhartha
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"Maybe part of what I'm trying to do right now is to let the people I've known best see who I really am."
Morrie Schwartz
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"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself."
Chiang
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"Your heart will show you what you really need to do"
The Alchemist
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"You're beautiful, but you're empty. One could not die for you"
The Little Prince
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"It is not for me to judge another man's life. I have hardly understood my own."
Siddhartha
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"Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'"
The Prophet (Almustafa)
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"There are those who give little of the much which they have—and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome."
The Prophet (Almustafa)
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"You will continue to send showers of words, but I will say that life speaks in a language all creatures understand."
The Prophet (Almustafa)
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"The righteous is not he who says 'I am righteous,' but he whose acts prove his righteousness."
The Prophet (Almustafa)
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"When you're rotten inside, it doesn't matter how young and beautiful you are on the outside."
Morrie Schwartz
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"The truth is, you can't out-think aging. There's no philosophical position that's going to keep you young."
Morrie Schwartz
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"A man is not what he seems on the surface."
Armstrong
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"Some truths are too terrible to speak."
Vera Claythorne
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"I have learned that the secret is to stop seeking the truth and simply live it."
Siddhartha
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"Truth cannot be spoken; it can only be lived and experienced."
Siddhartha
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"You're beautiful, but you're empty. No one could die for you."
The Little Prince
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"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself."
Chiang
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"You're beautiful, but you're empty. One could not die for you."
The Little Prince
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"Each person carries their own truth within them"
Siddhartha
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"And some of you say, 'Life is the darkness, and in our darkness, we find liberty.' Darkness deceives you."
The Prophet (Almustafa)
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"Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'"
The Prophet (Almustafa)
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"When you're facing death, people listen instead of just waiting for their turn to talk."
Morrie Schwartz