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