Quotes about truth
truth humble good-man
Good manners, to those one does not love, are no more a breach of truth, than "your humble servant," at the bottom of a challengeis; they are universally agreed upon, and understand to be things of course. They are necessary guards of the decency and peace of society. Lord Chesterfield
truth lying men
Truth, but not the whole truth, must be the invariable principle of every man who hath either religion, honour, or prudence. Thosewho violate it, may be cunning, but they are not able. Lies and perfidy are the refuge of fools and cowards. Lord Chesterfield
truth views long
I have been too long acquainted with human nature to have great regard for human testimony; and a very great degree of probability, supported by various concurrent circumstances, conspiring in one point, will have much greater weight with me, than human testimony upon oath, or even upon honour; both of which I have frequently seen considerably warped by private views. Lord Chesterfield
truth character men
It is hard to say which is the greatest fool: he who tells the whole truth, or he who tells no truth at all. Character is as necessary in business as in trade. No man can deceive often in either. Lord Chesterfield
truth believe men
I believe in what Max Muller said years ago, namely, that truth needed to be repeated as long as there were men who disbelieved it. Mahatma Gandhi
truth successful victory
In the dictionary of the seeker of truth there is no such thing as being "not successful." He is or should be an irrepressible optimist because of his immovable faith in the ultimate victory of Truth, which is God. Mahatma Gandhi
truth men truth-is
Truth is superior to man s wisdom. Mahatma Gandhi
truth commitment consistency
My commitment is to truth not consistency. Mahatma Gandhi
truth giving-up two
There is nothing on earth that I would not give up, excepting of course, two things and two things only, truth and nonviolence. Mahatma Gandhi
truth humanity destruction
I hold that without truth and nonviolence there can be nothing but destruction of humanity. Mahatma Gandhi
truth ideas pursuit
I am not at all concerned with appearing to be consistent. In my pursuit after Truth I have discarded many ideas and learnt many new things. Mahatma Gandhi
truth promise debt
Breach of promise is no less an act of insolvency than a refusal to pay one's debt. Mahatma Gandhi
truth cutting roots
He who trifles with truth cuts at the root of Ahimsa [non-violence]. He who is angry is guilty of Himsa. Mahatma Gandhi
truth abstract prove
Abstract truth has no value unless it incarnates in human beings who represent it, by proving their readiness to die for it. Mahatma Gandhi
truth hammers use
Use truth as your anvil, nonviolence as your hammer and anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with nonviolence, reject it. Mahatma Gandhi
truth uniforms convinced
My uniform experience has convinced me that there is no other God than Truth Mahatma Gandhi
truth hypocrite names
There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good. Mahatma Gandhi
truth motherhood substance
Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality. Mahatma Gandhi
truth-is found
The truth is to be found nowhere else other than within ourselves. Mahatma Gandhi
truth mean violence
Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realizing Him. Mahatma Gandhi
truth evolution there-is-no-god
There is no god higher than truth. Mahatma Gandhi
truth soldier knows
When you know the truth, the truth makes you a soldier. Mahatma Gandhi
truth religion higher
There's no God higher than truth. Mahatma Gandhi
truth heart hopeful
What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope. Mahatma Gandhi
truth freedom law
In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place. Mahatma Gandhi
truth honesty ignorance
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear. Mahatma Gandhi
truth simple quests
The instruments for the quest for Truth are as simple as they are difficult. Mahatma Gandhi
truth light people
Even as wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes, so does it often come from the mouths of old people. The golden rule is to test everything in the light of reason and experience, no matter from where it comes. Mahatma Gandhi
truth self suffering
Truth quenches untruth, love quenches anger, self-suffering quenches violence. This eternal rule is a rule not for saints only but for all. Mahatma Gandhi
truth tides swept-away
Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time. Mahatma Gandhi
truth war heart
Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and to be guided by truth as one sees it. But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own view of truth. Mahatma Gandhi
truth yield media-control
The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly - it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over. Joseph Goebbels
truth power shock
Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock. Jules Renard