Truth Quotes

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

40912 quotes

"You cannot be beautiful and true at the same time."
Christian Dior
"A pretty face is nothing if it is not backed by truth."
Christian Dior
"Simplicity and elegance are undeniably better than the superficiality and chaos of pretense."
Christian Dior
C
"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."
Coco Chanel
C
"The moment a woman relies on her beauty, she is lost."
Coco Chanel
C
"It takes decades to build a reputation and a few minutes to ruin it."
Coco Chanel
C
"The rich are not a race apart. They are unfortunate."
Coco Chanel
"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it isn't going away."
Lorenzo de Medici
A
"In the marriage of maker and material lies all truth."
Antonio Stradivari
A
"The craft demands not perfection but authenticity."
Antonio Stradivari
A
"The maker's imperfections are more valuable than the instrument's perfections."
Antonio Stradivari
I
"The greatest gift we can give is the gift of truth through storytelling."
Ismail Merchant
I
"Truth in storytelling transcends all cultural and linguistic boundaries."
Ismail Merchant
J
"A beautiful object made poorly is merely expensive decoration; beauty requires integrity."
Josiah Wedgwood
J
"A reputation for quality, once established, becomes a permanent asset requiring constant vigilance."
Josiah Wedgwood
C
"The pursuit of excellence is the pursuit of truth."
Cosimo Medici
C
"The pursuit of truth is the noblest of all endeavors."
Cosimo Medici
J
"The tongue is more dangerous than the sword"
Jacob Fugger
J
"A lie may take you far, but truth takes you further"
Jacob Fugger
J
"The ledger is the truth of all things"
Jacob Fugger
J
"Truth compounded daily becomes power"
Jacob Fugger
G
"In the shadows of the palazzo, true character is revealed."
Giovanni Medici
G
"In the marketplace of ideas, the most valuable commodity is integrity."
Giovanni Medici
G
"The man who cannot forgive himself will never forgive others."
Giovanni Medici
G
"To be forgotten is not the worst fate; to be remembered falsely is."
Giovanni Medici
G
"The greatest secret is that there are no secrets, only truths people refuse to see."
Giovanni Medici
"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are allowed to remain children all our lives."
Lorenzo de Medici
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
Lorenzo de Medici
"In every concealment there is also a disclosure."
Lorenzo de Medici
"Truth needs no ornament; lies are not helped by jewelry either."
Lorenzo de Medici