Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

At times truth may not seem probable.
[Fr., Le vrai peut quelquefois n'etre pas vraisemblable.]

At times truth may not seem probable.
[Fr., Le vrai peut quelquefois n'etre pas vraisemblable.]

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

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

In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section read more

In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.

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.

Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, read more

Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth.

You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have to remember what you have read more

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.

There are no whole truths. All truths are half truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that read more

There are no whole truths. All truths are half truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil.

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.