The
beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting
we come to the question, and by seeking we may come
upon the truth.
-- Pierre Abelard
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The
truth which has made us free will in the end make
us glad also.
-- Felix Adler
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Truth
is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally
outraged by silence.
-- Henri Frederic Amiel
Our
lives improve only when we take chances - and the first
and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest
with ourselves.
-- Walter Anderson
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One
isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is
born with potential. Without courage, we cannot
practice any other virtue with consistency. We
can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
-- Maya Angelou
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Honesty
is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence
and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
-- Mary Kay Ash
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The
least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied
later a thousandfold.
-- Aristotle
(384-322 BC) |
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do
not say it.
-- Marcus Aurelius
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It
is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell
your friend his faults. So to love a man that you
cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak
painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.
-- Henry Ward Beecher |
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The
opposite of a correct statement is a false statement.
But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another
profound truth.
-- Niels Bohr
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It's
not enough to rage against the lie.. you've got
to replace it with the truth.
-- Bono
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I
am an advocate for awareness, the truth, and a
person's right to know. I believe that in the
absence of the truth, all of us stand helpless
to defend ourselves, our families and our health,
which is the greatest gift we have.
-- Erin Brockovich
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If
you follow your heart, if you listen to your gut,
and if you extend your hand to help another, not
for any agenda, but for the sake of humanity,
you are going to find the truth.
-- Erin Brockovich
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The
truth is always exciting. Speak it, then. Life
is dull without it.
-- Pearl S. Buck
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It
is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak
the truth and expose lies.
-- Noam Chomsky
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Where
is there dignity unless there is honesty?
-- Cicero
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The
world is too dangerous for anything but truth
and too small for anything but love.
-- William Sloane
Coffin
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Truthiness
is tearing apart our country, and I don't mean
the argument over who came up with the word...
It used to be, everyone was entitled to their
own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's
not the case anymore
-- Stephen Colbert
"Apply Truth liberally to the inflamed
area." -- Stephen
Colbert
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"I
scream, you scream, we all scream... for the truth."
-- Stephen Colbert
"Warmth
is to sun, as truth is to me." -- Stephen
Colbert
"Keep
your facts, I'm going with the truth.” -- Stephen
Colbert
The
greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy
is prejudice, and her constant companion humility.
-- Charles Colton
Three
things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and
the truth.
-- Confucious
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