“I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.”
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“Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand. The exponential increase in advancement will only continue. Anthropological Commentary The opposite of a trivial truth is false the opposite of a great truth is also true.”
“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.”
“It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.”
“Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.”
“But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.”
“Reason is the natural order of truth but imagination is the organ of meaning.”
“He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
“I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.”
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.”
“How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.”
“Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.”
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”
“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”
“Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none.”
“For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.”
“First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.”
“Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames.”
“Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.”
“Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.”
“All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.”
“Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.”
“The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.”
“Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.”