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It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid read more
It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid enough, in the face of opposition to stand up for it.
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Truth has not such an urgent air.
[Fr., La verite n'a point cet air impetueux.]
Truth has not such an urgent air.
[Fr., La verite n'a point cet air impetueux.]
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her read more
Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
We call first truths those we discover after all the others.
We call first truths those we discover after all the others.
The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.
The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.
