A harmful truth is better than a useful lie. Thomas Mann on truth
In the last few years, the very idea of telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is dredged up only as a final resort when the alternative options of deception, threat and bribery have all been exhausted. Michael Musto on truth
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter. Denis Diderot on truth
I preach there are all kinds of truth, your truth and somebody else's. But behind all of them there is only one truth and that is that there's no truth. Flannery O'Connor on truth
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. Antisthenes on truth
The first reaction to truth is hatred. Tertullian on truth
Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the beloved person. Dietrich Bonhoeffer on truth
Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it. Jean Rostand on truth
The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed. Eminem on truth
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. Martin Luther King, Jr. on truth
For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth. Bo Bennett on truth
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives. Albert Einstein on truth
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. Albert Einstein on truth
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods. Albert Einstein on truth
In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. Buddha on truth
Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them. Martin Luther King, Jr. on truth
Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand. Khalil Gibran on truth
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities Truth isn't. Mark Twain on truth
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. Muhammad Ali on truth
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Khalil Gibran on truth