Truth Quotes - Page 80

They say that the truth will set you free But then again, so will a lie... It depends if you're trying to get to the promised land Or if you're just trying to get by.

It is more important that a proposition be interesting than that it be true.

There are no whole truths: all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays to the devil.

It is open to every man to choose the direction of his striving; and also every man may draw comfort from Lessing's fine saying, that the search for truth is more precious than its possession.

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth.

Ultimate serenity is the coming to rest of all ways of taking things, the repose of named things; no truth has been taught by a Buddha for anyone, anywhere.

Historical truth is that, and that alone, which reveals the forces that go to mould the social life of mankind.

Truth, however bitter, can be accepted, and woven into a design for living.

It is better to ultimately succeed with the truth than to temporarily succeed with a lie.

Truth is a nebulous thing. There are certain, definite truths, but the truth of our lives goes far beyond facts.

True is the name for whatever idea starts the verification process, useful is the name for its completed function in experience

Man can embody truth but he cannot know it.

Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.

Our lives improve only when we take chances.

Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.

History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.

Truth is mighty and will prevail

No matter how bad the truth is, it doesn't tear you apart inside like dishonesty.

Being truthful is the new beautiful

New truth is old heresy.

The truth is in the details.

Truth is not introduced into the individual from without, but was within him all the time.

A man will never love you or treat you as well as a store. If a man doesn't fit, you can't exchange him seven days later for a gorgeous cashmere sweater. And a store always smells good. A store can awaken a lust for things you never even knew you needed. And when your fingers first grasp those shiny, new bags...

The absolute truth cannot be realized within the domain of the ordinary mind, and the path beyond the ordinary mind is the path of the heart.

... the constructive power of an image is not measured in terms of its truth, but of the love it inspires.