Truth Quotes

"Truth is the cry of all, but the game of the few"

"If we had a keen vision and feeling of all truth, it would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel's heart beat"

"The love of truth ought to triumph over every other consideration"

"I do not argue against the existence of any one thing that we can apprehend, either by sense or reflection"

"He who would seriously set upon the pursuit of truth must begin by parting with prejudice"

"The table I write on I say exists, that is I see and feel it"

"The shortest and most direct way to truth is to consider things as they are in themselves"

"The pursuit of truth requires honesty and humility"

"The most wicked deception is self-deception"

"We must distinguish between appearance and reality"

"The evidence that condemns a man must be clear, convincing, and subject to examination, not whispered accusations."

"The innocence of a single man is worth more than the comfort of a thousand guilty convictions."

"A confession extracted by torture is not evidence; it is merely the sound of a man's pain."

"The witness who testifies in secret is suspect; the witness who testifies in public is credible."

"Sincerity has a compelling fragrance all of its own."

"The sting of reproach is the sting of truth."

"Mendacity and mystery are kin."

"The test of sincerity is the willingness to be corrected."

"Truth is the daughter of freedom, not of authority."

"Truth requires the courage to be unpopular."

"When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?"

"It is a curious thing that every economist has found from the earliest times down to yesterday that the Voice of Truth has been constantly cheering him on."

"I don't think I know of anything more important than the truth."

"One cannot divorce economics from ethics and morality."

"Truth is not comfortable, which is why it is so often avoided."

"Truth whispers to those who have learned to listen carefully."

"Our very essence is material, and we must accept this truth."

"We deceive ourselves when we imagine anything immaterial resides within us."

"Honesty demands we acknowledge what our senses clearly reveal."

"Truth is simply what the senses and reason agree upon consistently."