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    The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie--diliberate, contrived, and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

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The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.

The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Truth Quotes,
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I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell.

I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell.

by Harry S. Truman Found in: Truth Quotes,
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'Tis not antiquity, nor author,
That makes truth truth, altho' time's daughter.

'Tis not antiquity, nor author,
That makes truth truth, altho' time's daughter.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Truth Quotes,
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But no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage
ground of Truth.

But no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage
ground of Truth.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Truth Quotes,
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Truth is more of a stranger than fiction.

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction.

by Mark Twain Found in: Truth Quotes,
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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.

by Xun Zi Found in: Truth Quotes,
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If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep

If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep

by Yiddish Proverb Found in: Truth Quotes,
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Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below.

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below.

by John Dryden Found in: Truth Quotes,
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Truth is often attended with danger.
[Lat., Pericula veritati saepe contigua.]

Truth is often attended with danger.
[Lat., Pericula veritati saepe contigua.]

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