Truth Quotes

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

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"The truth is useful when it serves one's purpose; otherwise, it is mere inconvenience."
James Fisk
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"In the marketplace of ideas, the currency is always truth."
Charles Flint
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"Truth is the only foundation upon which lasting prosperity can be built."
Charles Flint
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"Truth is whatever serves my purpose in the moment."
Jay Gould
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"The gyroscope spins true because it obeys universal laws, not because it wishes to."
Elmer Sperry
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"I trust numbers more than I trust opinions, but I trust principles more than numbers."
Elmer Sperry
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"Truth is like north on a compass—constant and reliable."
Elmer Sperry
"In the game of commerce, sentiment has no value; only results matter."
Charles Crocker
"A man's character is revealed not in his words but in the quality of his work."
Charles Crocker
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"In business, as in life, integrity is the only currency that never depreciates."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"A person of honor keeps their word even when it costs them."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"A man's worth is measured not by the lands he claims, but by the integrity he maintains."
John C. Fremont
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"Integrity is the compass that guides a man through moral wilderness."
John C. Fremont
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"The wilderness reveals the essential truth: we are both insignificant and extraordinary."
John C. Fremont
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"Those who seek the truth must be willing to venture beyond comfortable certainty."
John C. Fremont
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"The pursuit of discovery is the pursuit of truth in its most fundamental form."
John C. Fremont
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"The pursuit of truth requires us to question everything we think we know."
Colby M. Chester
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"Truth has a way of emerging, no matter how long we try to bury it."
Colby M. Chester
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"In the marketplace of ideas, truth eventually prevails."
James Fisk
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"I have always maintained that a promise made is a debt owed."
James Fisk
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"The quiet man often speaks the loudest truths."
James Fisk
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"A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal."
Jay Gould
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"Sentiment has no place in commerce."
Jay Gould
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"A man's word is only valuable if he has power."
Jay Gould
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"Morality is for those without ambition."
Jay Gould
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"I never apologized for my business methods."
Jay Gould
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"In every transaction, the seeds of future trust or distrust are planted."
Charles Flint
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"A promise made is a debt incurred; honor it as you would your life."
Charles Flint
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"A moment of honesty is worth a lifetime of comfortable lies."
Charles Flint
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"Success is built on a foundation of integrity."
Collis P. Huntington