What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim of every cup.
One of the most constant and sustaining truths of my life has been this: I love the library.
But romantic vision can also lead one away from certain very hard, ugly truths about life that are important to know.
Country music is the people's music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells things how they really are.
It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.
It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.
You tell me the truth, and I am hooked for life, because the one thing that you can't find nowadays is the person who is going to be absolutely honest with you.
I've always told the truth. I've often been wrong - but I've never knowingly lied. Not in public life. Because I don't see the need to.
This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.
We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.
To come to terms with our beginning requires a truthful story to acquire the skills to live in gratitude rather than resentment for the gift of life.
I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.
Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.
Writers are historians, too. It is in literature that the greater truths about a people and their past are found.
You may lie with your mouth, but with the mouth you make as you do so you none the less tell the truth.
I've been hounded by a reputation of being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest. And I think that's been a thorn in my side.
Love and truth are two tools you can use to examine how reasonable or unreasonable your sentiments are
We don’t look at the sun of truth, but we look at its effects. (Le soleil de la vérité - Ne se regarde, mes ses effets)
Some simple truths are so clear to a dazzling degree that to realize them you need to think over and live for a long time
Truth strikes us from behind and in the dark, as well as from before and in broad daylight.
