Truth quotes
Welcome to our collection of quotes about Truth. The concept of truth has intrigued philosophers, writers, and scholars for centuries, as it is a fundamental aspect of human existence. Whether it be the pursuit of truth, the nature of truth, or the importance of truth, these quotes offer insights and perspectives on this timeless and complex topic.
Truth is often regarded as a paramount principle and a virtue that guides our decisions and actions. These quotes explore the power and significance of truth in our lives, reminding us of the importance of honesty, transparency, and authenticity. They delve into the idea that truth, even when uncomfortable or inconvenient, holds the key to personal growth and constructive change.
In addition, Truth is a multifaceted concept that captures a wide array of meanings and interpretations. Quotes from various authors and thinkers in this category expand our understanding of truth by exploring its philosophical, spiritual, and moral dimensions. This collection presents diverse perspectives on truth, encouraging us to question our assumptions, challenge our beliefs, and seek a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Whether you are a seeker of knowledge, an admirer of literary wisdom, or simply someone who enjoys contemplating life's truths, we invite you to explore this curated collection of quotes that delve into the profound nature of Truth.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistTruth. It feels cool, like water washing over my sticky-hot body. Cooling a heat that's been burning me up all my life. Truth, I say inside my head again, just for that feeling.
Hypatia
— Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematicianTo teach superstitions as truth is a most terrible thing.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorAt a time when politics deals in distortions and half truths, truth is to be found in the liberal arts. There's something afoot in this country and you are very much a part of it.
Tommy Smothers
— ComedianThere's one word that exists in every language on the face of the Earth and in every society since man began to speak. And the word is truth. And in every language it means exactly the same thing. Truth is . . . what you get other people to believe.
Gio Gonzalez
— Baseball athleteI've never used performance-enhancing drugs of any kind, and I never will. I've never met or spoken with Tony Bosch or used any substances provided by him. Anything said to the contrary is a lie.
Antonio Machado
— PoetThose who deny the existence of the truth postulate the truth of their denial and plainly contradict themselves.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsHumour plays close to the big, hot fire, which is the truth, and the reader feels the heat.
Paul Halmos
— Influential Mathematician & Educator[Mathematics] is security. Certainty. Truth. Beauty. Insight. Structure. Architecture. I see mathematics, the part of human knowledge that I call mathematics, as one thing - one great, glorious thing. Whether it is differential topology, or functional analysis, or homological algebra, it is all one thing. ... They are intimately interconnected, they are all facets of the same thing. That interconnection, that architecture, is secure truth and is beauty. That's what mathematics is to me.
D.T. Suzuki
— Pioneer of Zen Buddhism in the WestThe truth of Zen, just a little bit of it, is what turns one's humdrum life, a life of monotonous, uninspiring commonplaceness, into one of art, full of genuine inner creativity.
Daniel Craig
— Iconic James Bond ActorWhat I like about Layer Cake is its intelligent through-line. First of all, I think it's very close to the truth; I think this is what successful drug dealers are like. They don't drive around in flashy cars, they don't show off, they behave very quietly, they get on with their job and they earn lots of money. And it goes up and up and up and up the scale. Secondly - and selfishly - I like the moral aspect of the movie, which is that violence has consequences, and you feel emotionally involved with the violence.
Neil Patrick Harris
— American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television hostOur culture's adjustment to the epistemology of television is by now all but complete; we have so thoroughly accepted its definitions of truth, knowledge and reality that irrelevance seems to us to be filled with import, and incoherence seems eminently sane. And if some of our institutions seem not to fit the template of the times, why it is they and not the template, that seem to us disordered and strange.
Joseph Kosuth
— American conceptual artistPhotography, as an invention, was both art and science. The view it gave us of the world was in some measure acceptable because it was a product of our vision of the world; and it did so as part of the same process which seemed to impart 'truth': science.
Pope John XXIII
— Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in 1963Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not spoil the truth of what he said.
Kafu Nagai
— Japanese writer, essayist, diarist and translatorEmpathy is not merely the basic principle of artistic creation. It is also the only path by which one can reach the truth about life and society.
Craig Stone
— English footballerLies are ants, the truth is the sun, and questions are a magnifying glass waiting to be picked up by the curious.
Niecy Nash
— American actress, comedian and television hostI don't have a desire to do reality. Because my truth is not what people are responding to. My truth is funny; I laugh with my husband every day.
Albert Camus
— French PhilosopherHow can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.
Albert Einstein
— German PhysicistIf you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
Hypatia
— Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematicianIn fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorLanguage is the instrument in all cases and can language be trusted?If it were not for language, could we lie?
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterWe accept reality so readily - perhaps because we sense that nothing is real.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsI have occasionally had the exquisite thrill of putting my finger on a little capsule of truth, and heard it give the faint squeak of mortality under my pressure.
Paul Halmos
— Influential Mathematician & EducatorThe joy of suddenly learning a former secret and the joy of suddenly discovering a hitherto unknown truth are the same to me - both have the flash of enlightenment, the almost incredibly enhanced vision, and the ecstasy and euphoria of released tension.
D.T. Suzuki
— Pioneer of Zen Buddhism in the WestThe truth of Zen is the truth of life, and life means to live, to move, to act, not merely to reflect.
Daniel Craig
— Iconic James Bond ActorI know what I like in other actors: truth. That's the best. It makes you say, 'OK, I'll go with you on this.'
Pope John XXIII
— Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in 1963Relations between States, as between individuals, must be regulated not by armed force, but in accordance with...truth, justice and vigorous and sincere co-operation.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorWe are the species that clamors to be lied to.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterThe man who has learned that three plus one are four doesn't have to go through a proof of that assertion with coins, or dice, or chess pieces, or pencils. He knows it, and that's that. He cannot conceive a different sum. There are mathematicians who say that three plus one is a tautology for four, a different way of saying "four" ... If three plus one can be two, or fourteen, then reason is madness.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorNot even the most devastating truth can be told; it must be evoked.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorLike all virtuous people he imagines he must speak the truth.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorTruths are the last thing you learn about your family. By the time you learn, you're no longer their child.
Joyce Carol Oates
— Author. . . there is a wish in the heart of mankind to be distracted and confused. Truth is but one attraction, and not always the most powerful.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorThere is nothing "ordinary" about reality.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorEven if I seemed to remember, I could not know. For just to remember something is not to know if it really happened. That is a primary fact of the inner life, the most difficult fact with which we must live.