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Quotations by Subject: Truth (43 quotes)

Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful.: Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007), Interview, Mcsweeneys.net
There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth.: Marie Curie (1867 - 1934)
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It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars.: Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), First on the Moon, 1970
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.: George Orwell (1903 - 1950)
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
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.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Great men's errors are to be venerated as more fruitful than little men's truths.: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
Friends should always tell you the truth. But please don’t.: Louis C. K., Vanity Fair interview, 2013
- More quotations on: [Honesty]

Results from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations:

Nobody speaks the truth when there's something they must have.: Elizabeth Bowen (1899 - 1973)
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.: Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
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