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A truth that's told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent.
A truth that's told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent.
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, "Truth is the daughter of Time."
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, "Truth is the daughter of Time."
The wise boldly pick up a truth as soon as they hear it. Don't wait or a moment, or you'll read more
The wise boldly pick up a truth as soon as they hear it. Don't wait or a moment, or you'll lose your head.
Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth.
Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth.
If it is not true it is very well invented.
[It., Se non e vero, e molto ben trovato.]
If it is not true it is very well invented.
[It., Se non e vero, e molto ben trovato.]
By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye
will do. He was a read more
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye
will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in
the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a
lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of
it.
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both.