Truth Quotes

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

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"The motion of celestial bodies proves that law is superior to chaos."
Hipparchus
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"To speak well requires not eloquence of tongue, but clarity of mind and honesty of heart."
Pericles
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"Truth in medicine cannot be hidden or distorted."
Galen
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"Words can deceive, but the body rarely lies."
Galen
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"Truth in medical practice is both ethical duty and practical necessity."
Galen
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"The ancients believed the earth immovable, yet truth cares not for comfort."
Aristarchus
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"Numbers do not lie, though mortals often misinterpret their voice."
Aristarchus
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"The stars do not move because we believe them still; they move according to law."
Aristarchus
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"The comfortable lie is always more popular than the difficult truth."
Aristarchus
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"In each measurement is encoded the stubbornness of reality itself."
Aristarchus
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"The most dangerous lie is the one believed by everyone."
Aristarchus
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"Truth is not a matter of opinion; it is a matter of accurate calculation."
Aristarchus
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"Silence is sometimes an answer."
Xenophon
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"The pursuit of truth requires humility."
Xenophon
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"The tongue is a powerful tool; wield it wisely."
Xenophon
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"The oath-taker is bound by his oath."
Thucydides
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"Time is the judge of all truth."
Thucydides
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"Truth is the daughter of time."
Thucydides
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"The greatest deception is self-deception."
Thucydides
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"Truth in medicine is discovered through persistent inquiry."
Galen
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"Every symptom has a cause if we look deeply enough."
Galen
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"Nature never lies; only our understanding of her does."
Galen
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"Wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction"
Herodotus
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"The eyes are witnesses more reliable than the ears"
Herodotus
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"The most hateful pain is to see things clearly and be powerless"
Herodotus
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"Truth is like a lion; it doesn't need to be defended"
Herodotus
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"The circumference of truth is drawn from countless observations, not from singular certainties."
Eratosthenes
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"Those who seek truth must be willing to abandon their cherished falsehoods."
Eratosthenes
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"A single verified fact is worth more than a thousand beautiful theories."
Eratosthenes
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"Keep watch over thyself, lest thou shouldest be like the hypocrite."
Hippocrates