Short quotations about, truth - Page 7

David Hume

Truth, springs from agrument amongs…

5 Aug , 2011  

Truth, springs from agrument amongst friends. Great short quote and quotation by: David Hume , Scottish historian & philosopher (1711 – 1776)

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Han Suyin

Truth, like surgery, may hurt, but …

5 Aug , 2011  

Truth, like surgery, may hurt, but it cures. Great short quote and quotation by: Han Suyin ,

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Truth, like gold, is to be obtained…

5 Aug , 2011  

Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. Great short quote and quotation by: Leo Tolstoy , Russian mystic & novelist (1828 – 1910)

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Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers chapter 4

Violence, naked force, has settled …

24 Mar , 2011  

Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishfull thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers chapter 4 ,

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We all know that art is not the tru…

15 Feb , 2011  

We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. Great short quote and quotation by: Pablo Picasso , Spanish Cubist painter (1881 – 1973)

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We are not afraid to entrust the Am…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. Great short quote and quotation by: John F. […]

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Alison Lurie

We can lie in the language of dress…

15 Feb , 2011  

We can lie in the language of dress or try ot tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to be silent. Great short quote and quotation by: Alison Lurie ,

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We know truth, not only by reason, …

15 Feb , 2011  

We know truth, not only by reason, but also by the heart. Great short quote and quotation by: Blaise Pascal , French mathematician, physicist (1623 – 1662)

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John F. Kennedy, October 26, 1963

We must never forget that art is no…

15 Feb , 2011  

We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth. Great short quote and quotation by: John F. Kennedy, October 26, 1963 , US Democratic politician (1917 – 1963)

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William Butler Yeats

We taste and feel and see the truth…

15 Feb , 2011  

We taste and feel and see the truth. We do not reason outselves into it. Great short quote and quotation by: William Butler Yeats , Irish dramatist & poet (1865 – 1939)

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Hosea Ballou

Weary the path that does not challe…

15 Feb , 2011  

Weary the path that does not challenge. Doubt is an incentive to truth and patient inquiry leadeth the way. Great short quote and quotation by: Hosea Ballou , US educator (1796 – 1861)

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What does it matter how one comes b…

15 Feb , 2011  

What does it matter how one comes by the truth so long as one pounces upon it and lives by it? Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Miller , US author (1891 – 1980)

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