To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth. Auguste Rodin
I don't want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He's a much better speech maker than I am. But I think always to tell the truth in a sometimes blatant way, even though it might be temporarily unpopular, is the best approach. Jimmy Carter
Alas! they had been friends in youth but whispering tongues can poison truth. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Truth should not be forced it should simply manifest itself, like a woman who has in her privacy reflected and coolly decided to bestow herself upon a certain man. John Updike
Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water. Miguel de Cervantes
For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure yea, loyalty to the loved one and to your word. And because of this I dare not meddle with so high a matter. Marie de France
Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded. Lord Chesterfield
The secular elites are so terrified of telling the truth about radical Islam. When you talk about the radical Islamists, we have got to get straight and get serious and talk about it in the right way. Newt Gingrich
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. Norman Schwarzkopf
It shows the truth - that the real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it. Sarah Silverman
I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job. Samuel Goldwyn
I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job. Samuel Goldwyn
The first casualty when war comes is truth. Hiram Johnson
By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth. Yukio Mishima
I believe that the people, instead of pretty lies, should be told the truth, no matter how ugly it may be. What can we do, destiny hasn't been kind to us but, with the help of God, we will prevail. Alija Izetbegovic
Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent. Will Durant
An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains. Henri Frederic Amiel
Listen friends, you have to face the truth: You are never going to be rich... The system is rigged in favor of the few, and your name is not among them, not now and not ever. Michael Moore
Be calm in arguing for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy. George Herbert