“When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of.”
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“Truth comes out in wine.”
“Alas! they had been friends in youth but whispering tongues can poison truth.”
“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.”
“Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“It shows the truth - that the real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it.”
“I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.”
“I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.”
“The first casualty when war comes is truth.”
“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.”
“Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.”
“An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.”
“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.”
“Be calm in arguing for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.”
“If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.”
“The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.”
“The truth is that our way of celebrating the Christmas season does spring from myriad cultures and sources, from St. Nicholas to Coca-Cola advertising campaigns.”
“Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.”
“There is little more powerful than when truth joins action.”
“You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.”
“The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.”