Truth Quotes
What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.
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"Truth is the beginning of wisdom."Martial
"Truth is stranger than fiction."Martial
"Truth is the highest virtue and the foundation of all justice."Ammianus Marcellinus
"Truth will always emerge from beneath layers of deception."Ammianus Marcellinus
"Men willingly believe what they wish."Suetonius
"The truth will set you free."Suetonius
"No man ever suddenly became wicked, but he first made small departures from virtue."Plutarch
"The testimony of a few trusted voices is stronger than the opinion of the masses."Plutarch
"For to err in opinion, though not in deed, is to some extent pardonable."Plutarch
"The most injured women are those who begin by deceiving themselves about their own virtue."Plutarch
"Truth is powerful and it prevails."Tacitus
"The pursuit of truth is the greatest human endeavor."Tacitus
"Honesty is praised and left to starve."Juvenal
"Better to stumble with the truth than stand firm with a lie."Juvenal
"The greatest enemy of truth is not falsehood, but indifference."Juvenal
"The ugly truth is more beautiful than a beautiful lie."Juvenal
"The crowd is untruth."Horace
"Things that are not true are easier to believe."Horace
"Your word is your bond; guard it with your life."Horace
"Truth may be uncomfortable, but it is always necessary."Martial
"Truth spoken with compassion wounds less deeply."Martial
"The mind that is wise is not the one that doubts all things, but the one that carefully investigates the truth."Livy
"In every concealment there is also a disclosure."Pliny the Younger
"The most important thing is to be sincere with yourself."Pliny the Younger
"Truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it, let it loose."Pliny the Younger
"The pursuit of truth requires us to examine not only what we wish to believe, but what we fear to discover."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The marketplace of ideas, like all marketplaces, is vulnerable to fraud and deception."Ammianus Marcellinus
"Words are the currency of the dishonest."Suetonius
"The pursuit of truth requires the courage to face uncomfortable realities."Suetonius
"A legacy built on lies crumbles faster than one built on truth."Suetonius