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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.]
To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
But no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage
ground of Truth.
But no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage
ground of Truth.
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either...
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either...
We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, read more
We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear.
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.
It is always the best policy to speak the truth-- unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
It is always the best policy to speak the truth-- unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for read more
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
