Truth Quotes

"Truth is like a lion; you do not have to defend it."

"Rumors are spread through vanity rather than truth."

"A just cause does not require violent methods; truth needs no weapons."

"Truth has a peculiar power to offend those who live by lies."

"A society that fears questions is a society that fears truth."

"The practice of deception is a habit that grows with use."

"What is admired by the crowd is often beneath contempt."

"The voice of truth is often quiet but always clear."

"What is true by lamplight is not always true by sunlight."

"The search for truth is more precious than its possession."

"Empirical observation trumps mere speculation."

"Truth has a power all its own, requiring no embellishment."

"Truth needs no defender; it defends itself."

"Men willingly believe what they wish."

"In every concealment there is also a revealing."

"Remove the cause, and the effect will cease."

"A liar should have a good memory."

"How much better to pursue a straight course than to wander in a maze of deception."

"I would rather stumble in honesty than walk smoothly in deception."

"In the quiet moments, we hear the voice of truth most clearly."

"The greatest deceptions are often clothed in the robes of truth."

"No one is so blind as he who will not see."

"The beauty of truth is that it requires no embellishment."

"The truth, though difficult to bear, is always preferable to comfortable deception."

"The record of events must be preserved with scrupulous accuracy."

"In bearing witness to events, accuracy must never be sacrificed for rhetoric."

"The human species is unique in its capacity for self-deception."

"Truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose."

"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."

"Men willingly believe what they wish."