“It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.”
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“Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.”
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
“The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.”
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
“The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.”
“Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.”
“But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing.”
“If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.”
“Half a truth is better than no politics.”
“Only the broken-hearted know the truth about love.”
“To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.”
“Science is but an image of the truth.”
“Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.”
“Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.”
“Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.”
“Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.”
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth not going all the way, and not starting.”
“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.”
“In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.”
“If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.”
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”
“Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.”