I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. Harry S. Truman on truth
Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead. Karl Von Clausewitz on truth
'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.' Antoine de Saint-Exupery on truth
When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback. Bill Copeland on truth
If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme. Pablo Picasso on truth
Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in. Harry S. Truman on truth
If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out. Rabindranath Tagore on truth
The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error. Thomas Merton on truth
Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time. Richard Dawkins on truth
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. Gilbert K. Chesterton on truth
Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye That's all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and die. William Butler Yeats on truth
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. Charles Dickens on truth
As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth. John Greenleaf Whittier on truth
We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on truth
But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing. Thomas Paine on truth
To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth. Rabindranath Tagore on truth
For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity. George Orwell on truth
The truth is on the march and nothing will stop it. Emile Zola on truth
The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have the truth in such a way that you catch it, but only in such a way that it catches you. Soren Kierkegaard on truth