Truth Quotes
What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.
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"A man who seeks truth must be willing to abandon falsehood."Thucydides
"Those who will not look on truth remain blind."Herodotus
"In every concealment lurks a deception."Herodotus
"What is truth? It is that which remains unchanged when every other thing changes."Herodotus
"I would not exchange my good name for all the gold in Lydia."Sappho
"In the quiet of night, truth whispers what day dares not speak aloud."Sappho
"The weight of unspoken words grows heavier with time."Sappho
"The truth, however painful, is always more merciful than comfortable lies."Sappho
"Those who are too cunning cannot be sincere."Hippocrates
"Truth in medicine must be rooted in observation."Hippocrates
"A man's character may be learned from the way he regards his health."Hippocrates
"Homer and Hesiod have attributed to the gods all things that are shameful and a reproach among men."Xenophanes
"No man has seen or will see the truth about the gods and all the things I speak of."Xenophanes
"To speak falsely is to act unjustly."Xenophanes
"In our search for truth, we must strip away all prejudice and bias."Xenophanes
"The greatest enemy of truth is the desire to believe."Xenophanes
"The heart speaks a truth that the mind cannot deny."Xenophanes
"A truthful word spoken at the right moment can reshape the course of history."Pindar
"The truth seeker often finds truths they were not seeking to find."Pindar
"Sensations deceive us about the truth."Anaxagoras
"The pursuit of truth is the noblest aim."Anaxagoras
"Reality lies beneath appearances."Anaxagoras
"Truth cannot be hidden forever."Anaxagoras
"A lie has no legs to stand upon for long."Aesop
"We are not always what we seem, nor seem what we are."Aesop
"A pleasant manner may conceal a cruel heart."Aesop
"Honesty may cost you friends, but it keeps your soul."Aesop
"Better a humble truth than a magnificent lie."Aesop
"Better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not."Aesop
"What we see is but a shadow of what truly exists."Leucippus