The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers but by preconceived opinion by prejudice.

Love is not a mere impulse it must contain truth which is law.

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.

When I tell the truth it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it but for the sake of defending those that do.

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.

The truth is a snare: you cannot have it without being caught. You cannot have the truth in such a way that you catch it but only in such a way that it catches you.

For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.

To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.

We often want one thing and pray for another not telling the truth even to the gods.

If you shut the door to all errors truth will be shut out.

If there were only one truth you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.

When you stretch the truth watch out for the snapback.

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means and if you find truth you will become invincible.

Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.

Truth is so obscure in these times and falsehood so established that unless we love the truth we cannot know it.

Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.