“He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.”
— Charles Peguy
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There is never vulgarity in a whole
“There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or painful. It cannot be vulgar. Vulgarity is only in concealment of truth, or in affectation.”
— John Ruskin
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The sea – this truth must be
“The sea – this truth must be confessed – has no generosity. No display of manly qualities – courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness – has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.”
— Joseph Conrad
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Proverbs are always platitudes until you have
“Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.”
— Aldous Huxley
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If you would be a real seeker
“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.”
— Rene Descartes
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One must know oneself. If this does
“One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.”
— Blaise Pascal
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It is always the best policy to
“It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.”
— Jerome K. Jerome
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But if you want to know the
“But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has been my discovery that people who attend the conventions are filled with love.”
— William Shatner
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Truth will rise above falsehood as oil
“Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
“The words of truth are always paradoxical.”
— Lao Tzu
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Truth, like gold, is to be obtained
“Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.”
— Leo Tolstoy
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