A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
-William Blake
"Auguries of Innocence"
Quotations
Truth
The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.
-David Foster Wallace
"Infinite Jest"
Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you.
-Stephanie Klein
"Straight Up and Dirty: A Memoir"
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
-Albert Einstein
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
-Oscar Wilde
The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
-Niels Bohr
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advancement.
-Orville Wright
One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
-Mark Twain
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
-Oscar Wilde
