The object of the superior man is truth. Confucius on truth
I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. Harry S. Truman on truth
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth it is the beginning of disorder. Lao Tzu on truth
Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends. Aristotle on truth
By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. George Carlin on truth
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest. Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies. Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. Aesop on truth
The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves. Marilyn Monroe on truth
All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie? Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
Not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, does the enlightened man dislike to wade into its waters. Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters. Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth. Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
It is good to express a thing twice right at the outset and so to give it a right foot and also a left one. Truth can surely stand on one leg, but with two it will be able to walk and get around. Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him. Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
Mystical explanations are thought to be deep the truth is that they are not even shallow. Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are various truths, and as a result there is no truth. Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing. Henry David Thoreau on truth
It's a complete lie, why do people buy these papers? It's not the truth I'm here to say. You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one. I don't care what the story is, do not judge them because it is a lie. Michael Jackson on truth
Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation. Michael Jackson on truth