84 result(s) for Quotes About Truth And Lies.
"The truth may hurt for a while, but a lie hurts forever."
"The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may well be another profound truth."
"Better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie."
"Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be outraged by silence."
"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."
"Lies are like children: they are hard to keep down."
"In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story."
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"To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be honest."
"Honesty is the best policy."
"Liars need to have good memories."
"Truth is the highest form of knowledge."
"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."
"The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else."
"A lie can be half-way around the world before the truth gets its boots on."
"A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity."
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."
"Telling the truth is a hard thing to do, even with the best intentions."
"The first duty of a leader is to be honest with yourself. If you are honest with yourself, you will be honest with others."
"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away."
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
"The truth is rarely comfortable."
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"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
"A truth is like a river; the deeper it goes, the less likely you are to find the bottom."
"There is no truth; only a series of stories we choose to believe."
"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away."
"Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it."
"The truth is not always pleasant, but it is always better than a lie."
"A lie can only be understood with a bigger lie."
"The truth is out there, but it's not always easy to find."
"To be honest, the farthest way around is often the shortest way home."
"Truth and falsehood are contrary to each other, but a lie may be true in some respect."
"There is no such thing as an innocent lie."
"The truth often hurts, but lies are more painful."
"Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide."
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."
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"Truth is like software: If it ain’t fixable, redesign it."
"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood."
"If your truth is not based in love, it is not truth."
"A person you can trust is a person who tells you the truth."
"Lies may take care of the present, but they do not fix the future."
"No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work."
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
"Truth fears no questions."
"A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
"The truth will out."
"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."
"The truth is not always what we want to hear."
"Lies are like shadows; they follow you until you die."
"Truth is the foundation of all human excellence."
"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it."
"A lie is just an exaggeration of the truth."
"Truth is the first casualty of war."
"There are no facts, only interpretations."
"The truth is hard to swallow, but lies are harder to believe."
"You can deceive the whole world, but not your inner self."
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters."
"Truth is a rare commodity."
"The truth will always come to light."
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."
"No legacy is so rich as honesty."
"The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth."
"Truth is powerful and it prevails."
"There is nothing so difficult to imitation as truth."
"We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their actions."
"Truth fears no trial."
"Lies are like scars on your soul. They destroy you."
"A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on."
"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
"When we are honest with ourselves, we discover our truths."
"A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
"The only way to tell the truth is to speak from the heart."
"The truth is out there."
"No one can conceal themselves in a lie forever."
"Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority."
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
"A half-truth is a whole lie."
"We can’t handle the truth!"
"Lying is done with words and also with silence."
"To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful."
"A lie, if it's believed, is more damaging than the truth."
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