Truth Quotes

The science of operations, as derived from mathematics more especially, is a science of itself, and has its own abstract truth and value.

The truth is lived, not taught.

The essential truth is that sometimes you're worried that they'll find out it's a fluke, that you don't really have it. You've lost the muse or - the worst dread - you never had it at all. I went through all that madness early on.

Truth is simply a compliment paid to sentences seen to be paying their way.

My wife Martha used to call me Ol' Lemon Face because of my facial contortions when I play Lucille. I squeeze my eyes and open my mouth, raise my eyebrows, cock my head and God knows what else. I look like I'm in torture, when in truth, I'm in ecstasy. I don't do it for show. Every fiber of my being is tingling.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

In truth, opinion may be taken for understanding; understanding cannot be taken for opinion. How so? Surely because opinion may be deceived; understanding cannot be. If it could, it would not be understanding but opinion. For true understanding has not only certain truth, but the knowledge of truth.

Because you're not what I would have you be, I blind myself to who, in truth, you are.

Time is the father of truth, its mother is our mind.

The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.

To lovers of the truth, nothing can be put before God and hope in Him.

Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.

To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

Truth is a demure lady, much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there, but people must want her, and seek her out.

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'

Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words don't go away, they just echo around.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching.