So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.
Marcus Tullius CiceroAmericans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly a kernel of truth in the joke.
Alan DundesAnyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
Albert EinsteinI think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on.
Ben BradleeWhat is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
Benjamin Disraeli