“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Truth
Lillian Hellman on Cynicism
“Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.” Continue reading
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on Truth
“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Continue reading
Bertrand Russell on Mathematics
“Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture.” Continue reading
Plato on Poetry
“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” Continue reading
Flannery O’Connor on Truth
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” Continue reading
Edgar Watson Howe on Lies
“Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.” Continue reading
H. L. Mencken Cynical Quote
“The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.” Continue reading
Thomas Sowell on Truth
“There are only two ways of telling the complete truth–anonymously and posthumously.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Truth
“Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.” Continue reading
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