Truth Quotes

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

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"The smallest act of integrity outweighs years of deception."
Themistocles
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"Truth may be uncomfortable, but lies are far more dangerous."
Themistocles
T
"A lie travels around the world while truth is still putting on its boots."
Themistocles
T
"A life of integrity requires constant vigilance."
Themistocles
"The battlefield reveals what the forum conceals."
Miltiades
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"A community that values appearance over substance will crumble."
Lycurgus
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"Honesty may cost a moment's favor but gains eternal respect."
Lycurgus
L
"Honor is the currency of the virtuous."
Lycurgus
"In battle, a man's true nature is revealed."
Leonidas I
A
"The truth that hurts is often the truth most desperately needed."
Alcibiades
A
"Truth is like the sun—we cannot look directly at it without damaging our ability to see."
Alcibiades
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"A man's word is his bond, and a king's word is his law."
Philip II
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"Truth may be bent by men, but never broken by time."
Philip II
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"The beauty of truth is that it needs no embellishment."
Philip II
"A kingdom without honor is merely a collection of stones."
Leonidas I
I
"Do not keep silence when your heart cries out; speak the truth."
Isocrates
I
"The spoken word is the shadow of the unspoken."
Isocrates
I
"The lover of truth must be prepared to hear truth, however uncomfortable."
Isocrates
I
"The pursuit of truth is more valuable than the possession of it."
Isocrates
A
"A man who knows himself cannot be deceived by the flattery or slander of others."
Alcibiades
D
"The shameless and bold are the majority."
Demosthenes
D
"There is nothing so bad for a man as being destitute of the truth."
Demosthenes
D
"The greater the lie, the more people will believe it."
Demosthenes
D
"A liar should have a good memory."
Demosthenes
D
"A man's heart reveals his thoughts."
Demosthenes
"The truth, though bitter, is far sweeter than the most pleasant deception."
Miltiades
T
"Speech is the shadow of action."
Themistocles
T
"What is spoken cannot be unspoken; choose words carefully."
Themistocles
T
"A promise made is a debt unpaid."
Themistocles
T
"In the silence of the night, truth reveals itself."
Themistocles