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The first reaction to truth is hatred
The first reaction to truth is hatred
I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or read more
I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, 'Go away, I'm looking for the read more
It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, 'Go away, I'm looking for the truth.' and so it goes away. Puzzling. -Robert M. Pirsig.
You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.
You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.
For truth is precious and divine;
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
For truth is precious and divine;
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. -Oscar Wilde.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. -Oscar Wilde.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever read more
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.