The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers but by preconceived opinion by prejudice.

Truth is so obscure in these times and falsehood so established that unless we love the truth we cannot know it.

Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness.

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.

Truth like light blinds. Falsehood on the contrary is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts foreign ideas alien philosophies and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.

Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.

We would be false to our trust if we allowed the time it takes to give effect to constitutional rights to be used as the very reason for taking away those rights.

Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply can't put into a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets spit out results from your inexact assumptions and give you a false sense of security. In most cases your heart and gut are still your best guide.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.

Ever since the arrival of printing - thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into people's minds - people have been arguing that new technology would have disastrous consequences for language.

Technology has a shadow side. It accounts for real progress in medicine but has also hurt it in many ways making it more impersonal expensive and dangerous. The false belief that a safety net of sophisticated drugs and machines stretches below us permitting risky or lazy lifestyle choices has undermined our spirit of self-reliance.

Being best is a false goal you have to measure success on your own terms.

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look smile or act.

I think the perception of there being a deep gulf between science and the humanities is false.

False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science for they often endure long but false views if supported by some evidence do little harm for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.

I think that the Information Age is great but there's a downside to it obviously as well and it's that false information can be perpetuated so quickly. And it's sad that so many people will believe it.

I once made the mistake of going for a whole row of false eyelashes which was just wrong as it gave me a sad puppy-eyed look.

The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very sad - very sad to watch.

Willing or preferring is the same with respect to good and evil that judging is with respect to truth or falsehood.