Truth Quotes

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

40912 quotes

A
"The most dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves about our childhood."
Alice Miller
A
"To understand another's behavior is to understand their hidden pain."
Alice Miller
R
"Every person must decide for themselves what truth is. This is the foundation of freedom."
Rollo May
"Your voice matters—speak your truth."
Barbara Oakley
J
"Truth cannot be hidden forever."
James Clear
C
"Truth requires no audience to remain true."
Costa Paul
C
"Truth stands not because we believe it, but because it is."
Costa Paul
G
"We are less influenced by facts than by our interpretation of facts."
Gordon Allport
G
"The pursuit of truth is compatible with acceptance of human limitation."
Gordon Allport
H
"The true test of a person's character is what they do when no one is watching."
Hans Eysenck
H
"Truth is often more complex than we initially perceive."
Hans Eysenck
H
"Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction must be plausible."
Hans Eysenck
A
"The child has never deceived us. We have deceived ourselves about the child."
Alice Miller
A
"Lies can destroy a child's sense of reality more effectively than any trauma."
Alice Miller
R
"Truth is not always comfortable, but a society that cannot face truth cannot grow."
Raymond Cattell
R
"Truth-telling is an act of respect, while comfortable lies are ultimately a form of contempt."
Raymond Cattell
R
"Authenticity is the price and the reward of genuine living."
Rollo May
"Truth requires courage to speak and humility to receive."
Dacher Keltner
"Truth is often complex and requires nuance to understand."
Dacher Keltner
P
"The face is like a window into the inner person."
Paul Ekman
P
"Micro expressions are the involuntary facial expressions that reveal our true emotions."
Paul Ekman
P
"We cannot lie with our faces as well as we can with our words."
Paul Ekman
P
"Deception is often detected in the micro expressions of the face."
Paul Ekman
P
"The face reveals what the mouth conceals."
Paul Ekman
P
"We spend much of our lives trying to conceal our emotions."
Paul Ekman
P
"The smile can be the most honest or most deceptive expression."
Paul Ekman
P
"The eyes reveal what the mouth tries to hide."
Paul Ekman
P
"Authenticity means letting your true emotions show."
Paul Ekman
P
"Deception requires constant vigilance and control."
Paul Ekman
P
"The liar's smile never reaches the eyes."
Paul Ekman