Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.

Truth is a tendency.

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.

A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.

Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else

There is nothing so powerful as truth - and often nothing so strange.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.

The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for the truth.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say you see the true, This seeing is not the true one.

The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.

Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.

The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.