The basic truth of all things, as nearly as we may ever dream of determining and knowing this truth, is form, that which is, as it is. The way and shape of the thing no less than the thing itself.

Saroyan, William

17.

Truth is always the strongest argument.

Sophocles

18.

A few observation and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning to truth.

Carrel, Alexis

19.

No matter what you believe, it doesn't change the facts.

Kersha, Al

20.

The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar

21.

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.

Darrow, Clarence

22.

Truth can be a dangerous thing. It is quite patient and relentless.

Richards, R. Scott

23.

The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it.

Darrow, Clarence

24.

There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth.

Runbeck, Margaret Lee

25.

What is true by lamplight is not always true by sunlight.

Joubert, Joseph

26.

Receiving a new truth is like adding a new sense.

Liebig

27.

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.

Dickens, Charles

28.

Of course, it is the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

Thatcher, Margaret

29.

The truth is lived, not taught.

Hesse, Hermann

30.

Truth will come to light ... at the length, the truth will out.

William Shakespeare

31.

A truth spoken before its time is dangerous.

Proverb, Greek

32.

The most natural beauty in the world is honesty and moral truth. For all beauty is truth. True features make the beauty of the face; true proportions, the beauty of architecture; true measures, the beauty of harmony and music.

Shaftesbury, Lord

33.

I have seen the truth and it makes no sense.

34.

The idea that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of those pleasant falsehoods, which most experience refutes. History is teeming with instances of truth put down by persecution. If not put down forever, it may be set back for centuries.

Mill, John Stuart

35.

Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.

Renard, Jules

36.

The open-minded see the truth in different things: the narrow-minded see only the differences.

37.

Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.

Sabbah

38.

A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

Mark Twain

39.

The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.

Quesnel, Pasquier

40.

Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believed.

Blake, William

41.

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived, and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

Kennedy, John F.

42.

Truth is the greatest gift of life and love is the exercise of that truth.

43.

Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first it is ridiculed, in the second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self evident.

Schopenhauer, Arthur

44.

You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have to remember what you have said, and you never forget what you have said.

Rayburn, Sam

45.

Truth is neither alive nor dead; it just aggravates itself all the time.

Twain, Mark

46.

But wonder on, till truth makes all things plain.

William Shakespeare

47.

Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.