truth

"Neither let any prince, or state, be secure concerning discontentments, because they have been often, or have been long, and yet no peril hath ensued: for as it is true, that every vapor or fume doth …"

"The god of many cannot remain the true god."

"Truth here makes Falsehood torment lying tongues."

"True, no man can be wholly apart from his fellows. But, if each of us is a promontory, yet the promontory reaches out beyond the social mainland to a point where others cannot intrude. Beyond that poi…"

"The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again."

"All people know the same truth, our lives consist of how we choose to distort it."

"Loss of sincerity is loss of vital power."

"It is written in an all but totally unintelligible style, and this is construed as prima-facie evidence of profundity."

"O thou who art able to write a Book, which once in the two centuries or oftener there is a man gifted to do, envy not him whom they name City-builder, and inexpressibly pity him whom they name Conquer…"

"“Look,” said Jake, “last night, after you went to bed, we told your dad how we’d come across you running away from home.” “You did?” I said. “Yes, we did. It was the honest thing to do, son. And you s…"

"A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization."

"The true characteristic of all British strategy lies in the use of amphibious power. Not the sea alone, but the land and the sea together: not the Fleet alone, but the Army in the hand of the Fleet."

"I had in my soul the greatest truths to tell, but when I came to the work of telling them I couldn't do it."

"Zeal ever follows an appearance of truth, and the assured are too apt to be warm; but it is their weak side in argument; zeal being better shown against sin than persons, or their mistakes."

"...for us alone are still opportunities denied to other nations. It is open to us to settle and work in any climate we may choose and in almost any part of the world, and find ourselves amongst people…"

"I’m neutral on lying, seeing as how there’s times when the truth just hurts people."

"The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous."

"Since my world picture approximates reality only crudely, I cannot aspire to optimize anything; at most, I can aim at satisficing. Searching for the best can only dissipate scarce cognitive resources;…"

"If it is a fact that in Naples everything is for sale, how much more true must this be in Poggio Reale?"

"I still know when I lie, I can recognize a frame-up when I make one. But Frederick is his own stooge, his own innocent front. He has a vested interest in himself. He is the perfect Protestant pragmati…"