"Nobody speaks the truth when there is something they must have." ~ Elizabeth Bowen
Seek the company of those who seek the truth, and run away from those who have found it. ~ Vaclav Havel
In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. ~ Samuel Johnson
Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. ~ Hunter S. Thompson
Truth is the mother of joy. Truth civilizes, ennobles and purifies. The grandest ambition that can enter the soul is to know the truth. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
Candor is the only way I know how to do it. I’m way too old to change. At the end of the day, I believe the truth is stronger than any lie that’s out there. ~ C. Ray Nagin, Esquire, 1/06
The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, for the truth. ~ Alfred Adler, Problems of Neurosis, 1929
Truth was always but the daughter of time. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci
Truth is the baby of the world. It never gets old. ~ Dick Gregory
The truth is found when men are free to pursue it. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it's not going to go away. ~ Elvis Presley
As the least drop of wine tinges the whole goblet, so the least particle of truth colors our whole life. ~ Henry David Thoreau
The greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion humility. ~ Charles Caleb Colton
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell
