Truth Quotes

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

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"Truth stands, lies eventually fall."
Diogenes Laërtius
J
"The human heart desires the good, but is easily deceived."
Juvenal
J
"Men willingly believe that which they wish to be true."
Juvenal
J
"The pursuit of truth demands humility."
Juvenal
P
"It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself."
Plutarch
P
"Seeing is believing, but feeling is the truth."
Plutarch
A
"Truth needs no banner; it stands alone."
Apuleius
A
"The pursuit of truth requires the courage to be wrong."
Apuleius
A
"Truth is like the sun; it illuminates all it touches."
Apuleius
S
"To speak with knowledge is to speak with authority."
Strabo
S
"What is observed must be recorded for future generations."
Strabo
S
"The greatest gift is the ability to discern truth from falsehood."
Strabo
H
"Intellectual integrity demands that we question even our most fundamental assumptions."
Hypatia
H
"Truth is not democratic; it does not bend to the will of the majority."
Hypatia
H
"The voice of reason, once heard, cannot be unhearted by those who truly listen."
Hypatia
H
"The same precision that orders the heavens should order our ethical principles."
Hypatia
H
"Truth has no political party, no faction, no temporary allegiance."
Hypatia
P
"The truth that hurts is often the truth most needed."
Petronius
P
"The man who has nothing to fear from truth has nothing to hide."
Petronius
"Skepticism is the first step toward truth."
Diogenes Laërtius
"Truth is the highest virtue."
Diogenes Laërtius
"The pursuit of truth requires intellectual honesty."
Diogenes Laërtius
J
"Consider the state of things as they are, not as you would have them be."
Juvenal
J
"The greatest enemy of truth is not the lie, but the comfortable half-truth."
Juvenal
J
"Truth often hides behind comfortable lies."
Juvenal
P
"We must descend into darkness to ascend toward the light of truth."
Porphyry
P
"The seeker of truth must be willing to abandon comfortable illusions."
Porphyry
P
"Truth exists independent of opinion; seek it with humility and dedication."
Porphyry
P
"The truth once glimpsed can never be fully forgotten, though it may be denied."
Porphyry
A
"The pursuit of truth requires great courage."
Apuleius