Truth Quotes

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods.

Albert Einstein

Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.

Edward Abbey

The truth is easiest to disprove - Its defenses are down.

Steve Aylett, Toxicology (a book, 1999)

The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth.

William O. Douglas

Truth is subject to too much analysis.

Frank Herbert, Dune

If what you seek is Truth, there is one thing you must have above all else.. an unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong.

Anthony de Mello

When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.

William Blake

Peace if possible, truth at all costs.

Martin Luthe

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe