Truth
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It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward to reach the truth, which constitutes the worth of a man
You can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it
Truths turn into dogmas the moment they are disputed
It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that the finest satirist always has something of both in him
The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted
Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age
Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you
I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it
Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock
Truth was the only daughter of Time
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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