in Quotes & Aphorisms (Truth and lies)
If the true is what is grounded, then the ground is not true, nor yet false.
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If the true is what is grounded, then the ground is not true, nor yet false.
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling falsehood.
Never lie when the truth is more profitable.
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.
That it's possible not to see a lie even when it's in front of us.
An injurious lie is an uncommendable thing; and so, also, and in the same degree, is an injurious truth, a fact that is recognized by the law of libel.
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.
Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time. I must continue to bear testimony to truth even if I am forsaken by all. Mine may today be a voice in the wilderness, but it will be heard when all other voices are silenced, if it is the voice of Truth.