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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.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.
The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'
Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'
Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it.
Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it.
What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim read more
What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim of every cup. -Boris Pasternak.
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth read more
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.