But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

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.

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.

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

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.

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."

I've always been suspicious of collective truths.

I've always been suspicious of collective truths.

The truth, of course, is that a billion falsehoods told a billion times by a billion people are still false.

The truth, of course, is that a billion falsehoods told a billion times by a billion people are still false.

Truth exists. Only lies are invented.

Truth exists. Only lies are invented.