Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Quotations
Truth
There is no evil that cannot be done by the liar, who has transgressed the one law of truthfulness and who is indifferent to the world beyond.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 176"
When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears.
-A Spiritual Leader "S. N. Goenka"
All great truths begin as blasphemies.
-George Bernard Shaw
Facts are the enemy of truth
-Miguel De Cervantes
"Man of La Mancha"
There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.
-Maya Angelou
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
-H. L. Mencken
"A Little Book in C Major"
When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.
-Yevgeny Yevtushenko
True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance… To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.
-Akhenation "Akhenation, 14 century Egyptian king"
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
-Mark Twain
