“The first reaction to truth is hatred.”
— Tertullian
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Mom spent the time that she was
“Mom spent the time that she was supposed to be a kid actully raising children, her younger brother and younger sister. She was tough as nails and did not suffer fools at all. And the truth was she could not afford to. She spoke the truth, bluntly, directly, and without much varnish. I am her son.”
— Chris Christie
Author: Chris Christie
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Have the courage to say no. Have
“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”
— W. Clement Stone
Author: W. Clement Stone
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All things are subject to interpretation whichever
“All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
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In a controversy the instant we feel
“In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.”
— Buddha
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If the individual, or heretic, gets hold
“If the individual, or heretic, gets hold of some essential truth, or sees some error in the system being practiced, he commits so many marginal errors himself that he is worn out before he can establish his point.”
— Ezra Pound
Author: Ezra Pound
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God is another name for human intelligence
“God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth.”
— William Ellery Channing
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All truth, in the long run, is
“All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.”
— Thomas Huxley
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Nature has planted in our minds an
“Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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As long as I tell the truth
“As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.”
— Henry Rollins
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Truth is in things, and not in
“Truth is in things, and not in words.”
— Herman Melville
Author: Herman Melville
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