Truth crushed to earth shall rise again:
Th' eternal years of God are hers;
But Error, wounded, read more

Truth crushed to earth shall rise again:
Th' eternal years of God are hers;
But Error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies among his worshippers.

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.

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.

I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell.

I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she read more

Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward, and you will have the truth about him. -H.L. Mencken.

Three things cannot long be hidden the sun, the moon, and the truth. -Confucious.

Three things cannot long be hidden the sun, the moon, and the truth. -Confucious.

For truth is precious and divine;
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

For truth is precious and divine;
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.