Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. Francis Bacon on truth
This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. Marcus Tullius Cicero on truth
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. Marcus Tullius Cicero on truth
Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth. Marcus Tullius Cicero on truth
Justice and truth are too such subtle points that our tools are too blunt to touch them accurately. Blaise Pascal on truth
One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are. Cal Thomas on truth
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time. Benjamin Disraeli on truth
In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy. Marcus Tullius Cicero on truth
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on truth
My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words about the margins, where so many juicy moments of life and spirit and friendship could be found. In a library, you could find miracles and truth and you might find something that would make you laugh so hard that you get shushed, in the friendliest way. Anne Lamott on truth
Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. Robert Brault on truth
Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth. Jean-Paul Sartre on truth
Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth. Virginia Woolf on truth
As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me. Henry Rollins on truth
I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms. Giacomo Casanova on truth
I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older. Michel de Montaigne on truth
What is earnest is not always true on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth. Benjamin Disraeli on truth
It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement. Horace on truth
Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult. George Eliot on truth