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Truth

«They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense since it implies that in times of peace truth stays out of the sick bay or the graveyard»
Author: Alexander Cockburn | About: Truth, War | Keywords: bay, casualties, casualty, graveyard
«The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh»
Author: Carl Reiner | About: Laughter, Truth | Keywords: absolute truth, The Absolute
«There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods; and that is, the sincere desire to find out the truth, whatever it may be.»
Author: Charles Pierce (Actor, Comedian) | About: Intelligence, Science, Truth | Keywords: methods
«The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world»
«There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering»
«The belief that becomes truth for me - is that which allows me the best use of my strength, the best means of putting my virtues into action»
«The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It is like a fog and the clear wind blows it away and the sun burns it off.»
«There is such a thing as perfection...and our purpose for living is to find that perfection and show it forth....Each of us is in truth an unlimited idea of freedom. Everything that limits us we have to put aside.»
«The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.»
Author: Samuel Butler | About: Truth | Keywords: The Whole Truth
«The basic truth of all things, as nearly as we may ever dream of determining and knowing this truth, is form, that which is, as it is. The way and shape of the thing no less than the thing itself.»
Author: William Saroyan (Writer) | About: Truth | Keywords: determining