Truth Quotes

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

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"Truth requires no throne to speak itself."
Cincinnatus
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"The man who never doubts his convictions has ceased to think."
Pompey
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"The truth we avoid is the truth that eventually captures us."
Pompey
P
"The greatest deception is the one we practice upon ourselves."
Pompey
P
"The truth of our actions is revealed not in our intentions, but in their consequences."
Pompey
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"A promise kept is worth more than a victory won."
Hannibal
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"Truth is the foundation upon which empires are built."
Hannibal
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"A man is not wretched because he does not know the truth, but because he does not desire it."
Solon
S
"Guard yourself from speaking falsehoods."
Solon
S
"A man's word is his bond."
Solon
S
"Honesty is the policy of the wise."
Solon
L
"Words are powerful; use them wisely."
Lycurgus
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"Honesty is the best policy."
Lycurgus
L
"The truth will set you free."
Lycurgus
L
"A lie has no legs."
Lycurgus
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"A throne built on deception is a throne built on sand."
Tarquin the Proud
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"I have not lived as I ought to have lived."
Alcibiades
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"The tongue can be more dangerous than the sword."
Alcibiades
A
"The truth may hurt, but it sets us free."
Alcibiades
C
"When all speak, truth has a chance to emerge from the noise."
Cleisthenes
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"The measure of a man is not his words, but his deeds in silence."
Lycurgus
L
"The voice of conscience is louder than the voice of the crowd."
Lycurgus
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"A man's word is his bond; without it, he possesses nothing."
Scipio Africanus
S
"Truth is immutable; those who oppose it oppose nature itself."
Scipio Africanus
S
"The most powerful force in the world is truth."
Solon
S
"Truth cannot hide forever."
Solon
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"Virtue is the only crown that survives the ages."
Cincinnatus
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"My plow cuts straighter than any path to tyranny ever could."
Cincinnatus
C
"Tyranny often wears the face of necessity; wisdom recognizes the deception."
Cincinnatus
C
"The voice that speaks softly of duty is louder than the voice that shouts of glory."
Cincinnatus