No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy. George Orwell
There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth. Charles Dickens
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always. Albert Schweitzer
Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is - it is her shadow. Ambrose Bierce
Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar. J. Edgar Hoover
Whatever satisfies the soul is truth. Walt Whitman
The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects. Leonardo da Vinci
I have the terrible feeling that, because I am wearing a white beard and am sitting in the back of the theatre, you expect me to tell you the truth about something. These are the cheap seats, not Mount Sinai. Orson Welles
The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching. Joseph Smith, Jr.
Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth. Blaise Pascal
We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart. Blaise Pascal
Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth. Herman Melville
To me a real patriot is like a real friend. Who's your real friend? It's the person who tells you the truth. That's who my real friends are. So, you know, I think as far as our country goes, we need more people who will do that. Bill Maher
Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth give him too much, the same. Blaise Pascal
Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth. Blaise Pascal
In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine times out of ten, a proof that you ought to publish it. Gilbert K. Chesterton