Truth Quotes

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

40912 quotes

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"Truth is eternal and unchanging."
Queen Victoria
Q
"Truth conquers all deception."
Queen Victoria
P
"All the misfortunes of mankind spring from the contempt of truth."
Prince Metternich
P
"The pursuit of truth is more important than the possession of it."
Prince Metternich
Q
"One must always remember that the foundation of all happiness is truth."
Queen Victoria
L
"The great object of my life has been to act right, let the consequences be what they may."
Lord Palmerston
L
"Exaggeration is a species of falsehood, and all falsehood is the sister of cowardice."
Lord Palmerston
L
"Truthfulness is the foundation of trust between men and between nations."
Lord Palmerston
L
"In a time of universal deception, speaking the truth is a revolutionary act."
Lord Palmerston
W
"The disease of an evil conscience is beyond the practice of all the physicians of all the countries in the world."
William Gladstone
W
"If you want to know the real opinion of a man, you must watch his conduct when he thinks no one is looking."
William Gladstone
W
"You cannot lay down true principles of the universe by the assertion of the majority of Parliament."
William Gladstone
W
"Words are not only signs of things, but the very substance of things themselves."
William Gladstone
W
"In the long run, the moral force of right always prevails over the physical force of wrong."
William Gladstone
P
"Error has never approached my lips."
Prince Metternich
P
"In great matters men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small matters as they are."
Prince Metternich
P
"The genius of deception lies in the truth."
Prince Metternich
P
"The test of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out."
Prince Metternich
E
"Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver."
Edmund Burke
E
"It is the nature of tyranny to insist that you accept their lies."
Edmund Burke
E
"Good people the world over can agree to live under the same general principles."
Edmund Burke
"The unwritten laws are the only ones that bind us."
Wilhelm II
"The pursuit of truth is the noblest endeavor."
Wilhelm II
"Truth will always prevail."
Wilhelm II
B
"The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness."
Benjamin Disraeli
B
"Principle is a passion for truth."
Benjamin Disraeli
B
"The past does not change because its remembrance is forgotten; ignorance does not erase fact."
Benjamin Disraeli
B
"Truth is much too important to be left to the newspapers."
Benjamin Disraeli
L
"Truth is often the first casualty in matters of state."
Lord Palmerston
L
"The pursuit of truth often leads away from comfort."
Lord Palmerston