If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

If it is not true it is very well invented.
[It., Se non e vero, e molto ben trovato.]

If it is not true it is very well invented.
[It., Se non e vero, e molto ben trovato.]

I do not want faith, I want knowledge. I do not want hope, I want truth.

I do not want faith, I want knowledge. I do not want hope, I want truth.

The truth is cruel, but it can be loved and it makes free those who have loved it.

The truth is cruel, but it can be loved and it makes free those who have loved it.

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, "Truth is the daughter of Time."

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, "Truth is the daughter of Time."

Yet the deepest truths are best read between the lines, and, for
the most part, refuse to be written.

Yet the deepest truths are best read between the lines, and, for
the most part, refuse to be written.

If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.

If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.

Most writers regard truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.

Most writers regard truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.

The first reaction to truth is hatred

The first reaction to truth is hatred