There are no whole truths. All truths are half truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that read more

There are no whole truths. All truths are half truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil.

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth read more

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The
opposite of a profound truth may well be read more

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The
opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know read more

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease read more

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many. -Spinoza.

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie--diliberate, contrived, and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie--diliberate, contrived, and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.

Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.

We call first truths those we discover after all the others.

We call first truths those we discover after all the others.