Justice and truth are too such subtle points that our tools are too blunt to touch them accurately.
This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.
The opposite of a fact is falsehood but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.
Your days are short here this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place touch the depths of truth feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old good friends. And don't forget when you leave why you came.
It does not require many words to speak the truth.
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.
The truth is I'm proud of the life I've lived so far and though I've made my share of mistakes I have no regrets.
Truth is a demure lady much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there but people must want her and seek her out.
Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
Reality means you live until you die. The real truth is nobody wants reality.
In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is nine times out of ten a proof that you ought to publish it.
Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.
Too much and too little wine. Give him none he cannot find truth give him too much the same.
To me a real patriot is like a real friend. Who's your real friend? It's the person who tells you the truth. That's who my real friends are. So you know I think as far as our country goes we need more people who will do that.
We know the truth not only by the reason but also by the heart.
Contradiction is not a sign of falsity nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.
Silence is the mother of truth.
I have the terrible feeling that because I am wearing a white beard and am sitting in the back of the theatre you expect me to tell you the truth about something. These are the cheap seats not Mount Sinai.
Fiction is the truth inside the lie.
The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.
Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.
Above all I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling I have found is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.
Who never doubted never half believed. Where doubt is there truth is - it is her shadow.