Top 25 Truth Quotes of 3144 - Page 25

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

Henry A. Kissinger

Peace, Truth, Matter

My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be blasphemy for others.

Gerry Spence

May, Realizing, Telling The Truth

"Give Me Liberty! Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century". Book by Gerry Spence, 1998.

Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places.

Frederick Douglass

Beautiful, Truth, Truth Is

Frederick Douglass (2008). “The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass”, p.353, Cosimo, Inc.

Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations.

Ephrem the Syrian

Love, Truth, Eye

Once a profound truth has been seen, it cannot be 'unseen'. There's no 'going back' to the person you were. Even if such a possibility did exist... why would you want to?

Dave Sim

Truth, Profound, Unseen

All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.

Bob Dylan

Truth, Lying, Add

Song: Things Have Changed, Album: The Essential Bob Dylan, 2000

When a man tells you that he knows the exact truth about anything you are safe in inferring that he is an inexact man.

Bertrand Russell

Truth, Men, Safe

Bertrand Russell (2009). “The Scientific Outlook”, p.42, Routledge

There is always a way to be honest without being brutal.

Arthur Dobrin

Trust, Truth, Honesty

I found power in accepting the truth of who I am. It may not be a truth that others can accept, but I cannot live any other way. How would it be to live a lie every minute of your life.

Alison Goodman

Inspirational, Life, Truth

Alison Goodman (2010). “Eon”, p.154, Penguin

To contact the deeper truth of who we are, we must engage in some activity or practice that questions what we assume to be true about ourselves.

A. H. Almaas

Inspirational, Truth, Real

A. H. Almaas (2000). “The Point of Existence: Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization”, p.29, Shambhala Publications

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

Thomas Jefferson

Motivational, Truth, Humorous

I can't figure women out. They put on makeup for three hours. They wear things that make them smaller. Things that make them bigger. Then they meet a man and they want truth.

Rodney Dangerfield

Truth, Makeup, Men

"Rodney Dangerfield: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

The brutal, soul-shaking truth is that we are so earthly minded we are of no heavenly use.

Leonard Ravenhill

Soul, Use, Truth Is

Leonard Ravenhill (2004). “Why Revival Tarries”, p.30, Bethany House

Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you.

Khalil Gibran

Spiritual, Truth, Foam

Khalil Gibran “The New Frontier and Sand and Foam”, Library of Alexandria

Maybe if we tell the truth about the past, we can tell the truth about the present.

Ken Loach

Truth, Past, Telling The Truth

"Ken Loach's 'Wind That Shakes the Barley' Wins Top Prize at Cannes". www.nytimes.com. May 29, 2006.

Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.

Joseph Campbell

Inspirational, Truth, Important

It is not enough to discover and prove a useful truth previously unknown, but that it is necessary also to be able to propagate it and get it recognized.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Truth, Science, Discovery