Truth Quotes - Page 40

Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away, or blunted. Its only bad quality is, that it is sure to hurt those who touch it; and likely to draw blood, perhaps the life blood, of those who press earnestly upon it.

No fantasy, however rich, no technique, however masterly, no penetration into the psychology of the opponent, however deep, can make a chess game a work of art, if these qualities do not lead to the main goal - the search for truth.

We cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our republic permanently to endure. Honesty is not so much a credit as an absolute prerequisite to efficient service to the public. Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not how brilliant his capacity.

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.

There is some truth in everything. Views and opinions are different aspects. Do not quarrel with others.

We take refuge in pride, because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.

It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.

A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.

The Truth is the Truth.

In design, be logical, search for truth, be clear.

If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one ever was truly harmed. Harmed is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance.

We don't get to chose what is true. We only get to choose what we do about it.

Truth is objective because God exists outside ourselves; it is universal because God is above all; it is constant because God is eternal. Absolute truth is absolute because it originates from the original.

Truth without love is too hard; love without truth is too soft.

Beauty is truth, truth beauty,-that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.

One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.

Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can exist apart from religious principle.

Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.

The manifestation of Truth is a mystery of Love, just as, conversely, the content of Love is a mystery of Truth.

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses.

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

To be credible we must be truthful.

Poetry is only secondarily about words. Primarily, it is about truth. I dealt with the Ding an Sich, the substance behind the shadow, weaving powerful concepts, similes, and connections the way an engineer would raise a skyscraper with the whiskered-alloy skeleton being constructed long before the glass and plastic and chromaluminum appears.

Words are the only bullets in truth's bandolier. And poets are the snipers.