Truth Quotes

"I have no secrets—everything about me is known."

"The opinion that any of our beliefs are absolutely certain, or any of our pleasures are unbounded, appears to me wholly unwarranted."

"Truth gains more even by the errors of one who, with due study and preparation, thinks for himself, than by the true opinions of those who only hold them because they do not suffer themselves to think."

"The true advantage which truth has, consists in this, that when an opinion is true, it may be extinguished once, twice, or many times, but in the course of ages there will generally be found persons to rediscover it."

"If any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we certainly know, be true."

"There is no such thing as absolute certainty, but there is assurance sufficient for the purposes of human life."

"There are few things so directly and palpably injurious to human virtue as the habit of falsehood."

"The disease of an evil conscience is beyond the practice of all the physicians of all the countries in the world."

"The conscience of a nation is its greatest asset."

"Truth needs no gilding; falsehood cannot be made beautiful."

"Wickedness may prosper for a season, but truth prevails at last."

"We must build our policies on facts, not fantasies."

"One must always consider the source of information before accepting it as truth."

"Error has often surprised truth by getting its boots on first."

"The real danger lies in those who believe they alone possess the truth."

"I have learned that truth is often the first casualty of political necessity."

"I have found that the most profound truths are often the simplest."

"I have often been misunderstood, but history will vindicate my intentions."

"Truth is often uncomfortable, which is why men prefer pleasant lies."

"I have come to value honesty more as I have aged."

"Unmask hypocrisy wherever it appears; truth demands this of us."

"Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver."

"When we risk no contradiction, we risk error."

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, does not go away."

"Falsehood is a perennial spring."

"Seeing is in very deed believing."

"I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. Speak the truth."

"I could not consent to the appearance of even being false to Albert."

"I would die rather than be false to myself."

"I cannot abide pretense or false modesty."