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Truth exists. Only lies are invented.
Truth exists. Only lies are invented.
Think truly, and thy thoughts
Shall the world's famine feed.
Speak truly, and each word of thine
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Think truly, and thy thoughts
Shall the world's famine feed.
Speak truly, and each word of thine
Shall be a fruitful seed.
Live truly, and thy life shall be
A great and noble creed.
...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
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.
Truth is often attended with danger.
[Lat., Pericula veritati saepe contigua.]
Truth is often attended with danger.
[Lat., Pericula veritati saepe contigua.]
Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'
Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!
