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 'Tis not antiquity, nor author,
 That makes truth truth, altho' time's daughter.  
 'Tis not antiquity, nor author,
 That makes truth truth, altho' time's daughter. 
He said true things, but called them by wrong names.
He said true things, but called them by wrong names.
 God forbid that Truth should be confined to Mathematical 
Demonstration!  
 God forbid that Truth should be confined to Mathematical 
Demonstration! 
Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is read more
Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.
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
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.
We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.
We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
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.