Truth Quotes

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

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"Truth fears no questions."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"The love of truth is more powerful than the fear of authority."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"Tyranny cannot survive in the light of truth."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Truth is stranger than fiction."
Catherine de Medici
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"I have found that truth requires courage to speak."
Isabella d'Este
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"Truth is like the sun - it can be temporarily obscured but never destroyed."
Jean d'Alembert
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"The voice of the people is the voice of truth."
Jean d'Alembert
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"The pursuit of truth is the noblest of all endeavors."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Truth is the light of the world."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Truth is eternal and unchanging."
Marsilio Ficino
"Truth cannot be forced upon the mind; it must be discovered through reason and experience."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Truth is not a possession but a journey of continuous discovery."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The senses deceive us not; rather, we deceive ourselves through faulty interpretation."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
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"The human spirit yearns for beauty and truth."
Poliziano Angelo
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"Speak truthfully, even when it costs you dearly."
Poliziano Angelo
"I am not ashamed of my mind; I have too much respect for truth to pretend otherwise."
Émilie du Châtelet
"The human capacity for self-deception is exceeded only by our capacity for self-improvement."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"Truth is the foundation of all wisdom."
Pico della Mirandola
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"The pursuit of truth is the pursuit of freedom."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Truth will always prevail over deception."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Truth is the foundation of trust."
Giambattista della Porta
"The perfume of flowers masks many unpleasant truths."
Catherine de Medici
"A lie told well enough becomes a truth in the minds of men."
Catherine de Medici
"I have lived long enough to know that certainty is always a lie."
Catherine de Medici
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"To truly understand a person, one must read their letters and study their choices."
Isabella d'Este
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"The pursuit of truth requires the abandonment of comfortable illusions."
Isabella d'Este
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"The letters of important people reveal more truth than the histories written about them."
Isabella d'Este
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"To live authentically is to live in accordance with one's truest self."
Marsilio Ficino
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"To speak truth is to align oneself with the fundamental nature of reality."
Marsilio Ficino
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"The path to truth is illuminated by the torch of sincere seeking."
Marsilio Ficino