“In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.”
— Leonard Cohen
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Rebellion without truth is like spring in
“Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.”
— Khalil Gibran
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When truth has no burning, then it
“When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry.”
— Muhammad Iqbal
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Truth always originates in a minority of
“Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.”
— Will Durant
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Memory is a complicated thing, a relative
“Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.”
— Barbara Kingsolver
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Never apologize for showing feeling. When you
“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
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The truth is always something that is
“The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is.”
— Susan Sontag
Author: Susan Sontag
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A petty reason perhaps why novelists more
“A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from journalists is that novelists are trying to write the truth and journalists are trying to write fiction.”
— Graham Greene
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There is no excuse for perjury –
“There is no excuse for perjury – never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect.”
— Kenneth Starr
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The eye by long use comes to
“The eye by long use comes to see even in the darkest cavern: and there is no subject so obscure but we may discern some glimpse of truth by long poring on it.”
— George Berkeley
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Some minds remain open long enough for
“Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to pass on through by way of a ready exit without pausing anywhere along the route.”
— Elizabeth Kenny
Author: Elizabeth Kenny
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