Truth Quotes - Page 73

All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more strongly the truths come from on high, and contained in the sacred writings.

Truth should be the first lesson of the child and the last aspiration of manhood; for it has been well said that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is?

This is no magnificent deed, because I do not want followers, and I mean this. The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth. I am not concerned whether you pay attention to what I say or not. I want to do a certain thing in the world and I am going to do it with unwavering concentration. I am concerning myself with only one essential thing: to set man free. I desire to free him from all cages, from all fears, and not to found religions, new sects, nor to establish new theories and new philosophies.

Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long. Good things come to those who wait.

When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.

Truth is for tailors and shoemakers. I, on the contrary, have always held that the Lord has a penchant for masquerades.

There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.

Tell the truth so as to puzzle and confound your adversaries.

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.

The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

Always speak the truth.

There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily

Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.

Truth is mighty and it will prevail.

The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept.

My way of joking is to tell the truth

Whenever there is polarization, there is an unhappy tendency to think the truth lies somewhere in between.

So long as the priest, that professional negator, slanderer and poisoner of life, is regarded as a superior type of human being, there cannot be any answer to the question: What is Truth?

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.

I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them.

Do not worry over the charge of treason to your masters, but be concerned about the treason that involves yourselves. Be true to yourself and you cannot be a traitor to any good cause on earth.

It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to affirm whatever he pleases; but to be able to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false, this is the mark and character of intelligence.

Live truth instead of professing it.