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
"The love of truth is more powerful than the fear of authority."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Tyranny cannot survive in the light of truth."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Truth is stranger than fiction."Catherine de Medici
"I have found that truth requires courage to speak."Isabella d'Este
"Truth is like the sun - it can be temporarily obscured but never destroyed."Jean d'Alembert
"The voice of the people is the voice of truth."Jean d'Alembert
"The pursuit of truth is the noblest of all endeavors."Jean d'Alembert
"Truth is the light of the world."Marsilio Ficino
"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
"The human spirit yearns for beauty and truth."Poliziano Angelo
"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
"Truth is the foundation of all wisdom."Pico della Mirandola
"The pursuit of truth is the pursuit of freedom."Pico della Mirandola
"Truth will always prevail over deception."Giambattista della Porta
"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
"To truly understand a person, one must read their letters and study their choices."Isabella d'Este
"The pursuit of truth requires the abandonment of comfortable illusions."Isabella d'Este
"The letters of important people reveal more truth than the histories written about them."Isabella d'Este
"To live authentically is to live in accordance with one's truest self."Marsilio Ficino
"To speak truth is to align oneself with the fundamental nature of reality."Marsilio Ficino
"The path to truth is illuminated by the torch of sincere seeking."Marsilio Ficino