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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.
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
The search for truth is more precious than its possession.
The search for truth is more precious than its possession.
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.
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.
The finest and noblest ground on which people can live is truth; the real with the real; a ground on read more
The finest and noblest ground on which people can live is truth; the real with the real; a ground on which nothing is assumed.
Truth is mighty and will prevail.
[Lat., Magna est veritas et praevalebit.]
Truth is mighty and will prevail.
[Lat., Magna est veritas et praevalebit.]
Lying is the most simple form of self-defence. -Susan Sontag.
Lying is the most simple form of self-defence. -Susan Sontag.
Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth.
Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth.