Top 1200 Truth Honesty Quotes & Sayings - Page 18

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.

With the truth, all given facts harmonize; but with what is false, the truth soon hits a wrong note.

Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.

Imagination is the queen of truth, and possibility is one of the regions of truth. She is positively akin to infinity.

In a mathematical proposition, for example, the objectivity is given, but therefore its truth is also an indifferent truth.

I'm someone who believes the truth needs to be heard. And if I'm empowered with the truth, I'm not going to shut up.

The truth is not in the commercial media because the truth is a dagger pointed at its heart, which is its pocketbook.

Mystery is the antagonist of truth. It is a fog of human invention, that obscures truth, and represents it in distortion.

If honesty did not exist, it would have to be invented, as it is the surest way of getting rich.

Someone who lies and someone who tells the truth are playing on opposite sides, so to speak, in the same game. Each responds to the facts as he understands them, although the response of the one is guided by the authority of the truth, while the response of the other defies that authority and refuses to meet its demands. The bullshitter ignores these demands altogether. He does not reject the authority of the truth, as the liar does, and oppose himself to it. He pays no attention to it at all. By virtue of this, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are.

On the road to truth, only those who do not know what tiredness and fear means reach the truth!

People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts.

One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.

She'd tried her hand at most things, but drew the line at honesty.

Honesty, willingness to exert oneself, friendship - all these things shaped me too.

People don't like to hear the truth out here cause the truth makes them think.

Fantasy is no good unless the seed it springs from is a truth, a truth about human beings.

Truth is not over there, wherever over there is. Truth is neither housed in religious rituals nor secret doctrines, nor in a guru's touch or beatific smile, nor in exotic locations or ancient temples. Truth is quite literally the only thing that does exist. It is not hidden but in plain view, not lacking but abundantly present.

In all honesty, Hilary Clinton can't fill a Starbucks even if they offered free ventis.

The scientist is a lover of truth for the very love of truth itself, wherever it may lead.

... the besetting danger is not so much of embracing falsehood for truth, as of mistaking a part of the truth for the whole.

Honesty is the door to finding a love that brings an identity found only in Christ.

It is not after we understand the truth that we attain enlightenment. To realize the truth is to live - to exist here and now.

Is that the truth, Jimmy?" I ask without looking at him. "It's the truth and it come to ya!" I smile.

Truth crushed to earth is truth still and like a seed will rise again.

Very often, all the activity of the human mind is directed not in revealing the truth, but in hiding the truth

He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.

Nothing makes a man, or a body of men, as mad as the truth. If there is no truth in it, they laugh it off.

Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth.

Humor, humility, and, of course, honesty, all are qualities that work in public and cultural diplomacy.

Laughter is sort of a natural truth detector. If you laugh at something, it's probably because there was some truth in it.

Education ought to foster the wish for truth, not the conviction that some particular creed is the truth.

Beware of the truth, gentle Sister. Although much sought after, truth can be dangerous to the seeker. Myths and reassuring lies are much easier to find and believe. If you find a truth, even a temporary one, it can demand that you make painful changes. Conceal your truths within words. Natural ambiguity will protect you then.

A comedian is someone who tells the truth. Truth is the set of all jokes told by all comedians in the world.

Life is a lie if truth is not found. Truth is just an idea if it is not lived. It is living that matters.

We can exterminate Ku Kluxism better by recognizing their honesty and teaching them that they are wrong.

Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.

I believe what I write to be the truth...every man who is not indifferent to the truth has a weakness for spreading it about.

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.

love of truth, ordinary common truth recognizable to everyone, is the ruling passion of the novel.

He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.

[Islam] inspires countless individuals to lead lives of honesty, integrity, and morality.

A man can build a staunch reputation for honesty by admitting he was in error, especially when he gets caught at it.

The Truth is inseparable from who you are. Yes, you are the Truth. If you look for it elsewhere, you will be deceived every time.

The heavens and earth stay as they were; my heart Beats as it beat: the truth remains the truth.

The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions.

I'm not a tough guy. I'm just delivering the truth and only the truth and if you can't deal with it, too bad.

If you're a coach, and you don't have trust with players, you've got no chance, and your credibility is zero. And that's why it's so important to tell them the truth. If you have something that you're upset about, tell them the truth. If they're doing something wrong, tell them the truth.

Every time somebody speaks of my honesty, there is someone who quivers inside me.

Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool... Yet who Knows the Truth and Calls it a Lie, is a Criminal.

Golf is based on honesty, where else would you admit to a seven on a par three?

To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth.

The Bible's truth does not depend in any way on whether or not a person believes the truth.

There is an obvious truth here that must be spoken. The truth is that Assad, Russia, and Iran have no interest in peace.

A lawyer's dealings should be just and fair; Honesty shines with great advantage there.

Religious truth, or for that matter any truth, requires a calm and meditative atmosphere for its percolation.

The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth.

Honesty is a big deal, and when your honest everything will fall into place.

I think it's an Irish thing. We don't really care. We say it as we mean it, and you have to deal with it. The truth is the truth.

What I've found in my research is that realism and self-honesty are the antidote to ego, hubris, and delusion.