Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking on, finds its own. Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton
Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded. Lord Chesterfield
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. Winston Churchill
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. Samuel T. Coleridge
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it. Thomas Cooper
There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil. Clarence S. Darrow
The finest and noblest ground on which people can live is truth; the real with the real; a ground on which nothing is assumed. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, "Truth is the daughter of Time." Aulus Gellius
It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it. Johann Von Goethe
Truth cannot be defined or tested by agreement with ‘the world’; for not only do truths differ for different worlds but the nature of agreement between a world apart from it is notoriously nebulous. Nelson Goodman
Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day, like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion. Francis Bacon
There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say you see the true, This seeing is not the true one. Hui-Neng
Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise. Samuel Johnson
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. Abraham Lincoln
Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible. Dagobert D. Runes
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. Tacitus
Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it. Mark Twain
All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth. Richard Whately