Truth Quotes

"The most profound truths are often the simplest ones."

"Truth requires courage to speak and wisdom to receive."

"I can only show you what I can see."

"The real shock is always when you confront reality with the painting."

"The true measure of a man is not his accomplishments, but his faithfulness in small things."

"In music, as in character, consistency reveals truth."

"The heart speaks most truthfully when the conscious mind is silent."

"There is nothing truer than light and shadow."

"A face is the index of the heart."

"Truth and beauty are eternal companions."

"Light reveals what darkness conceals."

"A picture is worth a thousand words only if it speaks truth."

"What matters is what you are trying to say."

"There is no shortcut to authenticity."

"The canvas demands honesty."

"The prejudices which exist in Parisian salons are not worth the least of nature's gifts."

"The truth needs no defense; it speaks for itself."

"I have nothing to hide. My art is autobiographical."

"I have tried to show life as it truly is, not as we wish it to be."

"Art must be honest, or it is merely decoration."

"I have dedicated myself to the pursuit of truth through art."

"The truth must be unpalatable to some."

"The ear that hears truth will hear thee also."

"The offering of truth has never done harm."

"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away."

"Truth in music is recognized by all, though explained by few."

"Every shadow cast by light reveals a deeper truth."

"The face reveals what the heart conceals."

"The light that illuminates truth is often uncomfortable."

"I am good at heart, I believe myself to be a moral person."