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Truthfulness Quotes (page 109)

Henri Bergson thought the principal function of the brain was to filter out most of reality so that we could focus on the tasks of earthly life,” he said. “When the filter is weakened by a powerful drug, what we see is not delusion but the truth. William Peter Blatty
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "Mystical explanations are considered deep. The truth is that..."
Mystical explanations are considered deep. The truth is that they are not even superficial. Friedrich Nietzsche
Tall and straight I may appear, but I will always be Ada inside. A crooked little person trying to tell the truth. The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes Barbara Kingsolver
The way of paradoxes is the way of truth. To test Reality we must see it on the tight-rope. When the Verities become acrobats we can judge them. Oscar Wilde
Chaim Potok quote: "the world will indulge you just so long Asher Lev. Then it..."
the world will indulge you just so long Asher Lev. Then it will stop. You will simply have to grow accustomed to that truth. Chaim Potok
..bear in mind that, in general, it is the object of our newspapers rather to create a sensation-to make a point-than to further the cause of truth." Dupin in "The Mystery of Marie Roget Edgar Allan Poe
You run risks. That's the plain truth. You run risks and, even in the most unlikely places, you are subject to destiny's whims. Roberto Bolano
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "What is the truth, but a lie agreed upon."
What is the truth, but a lie agreed upon. Friedrich Nietzsche
Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication, and courage. But if we don't practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us --- and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along. Carl Sagan
He felt that institutions such as schools, churches, governments and political organizations of every sort all tended to direct thought for ends other than truth, for the perpetuation of their own functions, and for the control of individuals in the service of these functions. Robert M. Pirsig
At some point I believe one has to stop holding back for fear of alienating some imaginary reader or real relative or friend, and come out with personal truth. May Sarton
That is one thing I've learned, that it is possible to really understand things at certain points, and not be able to retain them, to be in utter confusion just a short while later. I used to think that once you really knew a thing, its truth would shine on forever. Now it's pretty obvious to me that more often than not the batteries fade, and sometimes what you knew even goes out with a bang when you try to call on it, just like a lightbulb cracking off when you throw the switch. Ann Patchett
Khalil Gibran quote: "For God opens the doors of truth to him who knocks with the..."
For God opens the doors of truth to him who knocks with the hand of faith Khalil Gibran
She began to see that character is a better possession than money, rank, intellect, or beauty, and to feel that if greatness is what a wise man has defined it to be, 'truth, reverence, and good will,' then her friend Friedrich Bhaer was not only good, but great. Louisa May Alcott
Christopher discovered that you dealt with obnoxious masters and most older boys the way you dealt with governesses: you quite politely told them the truth in the way they wanted to hear it, so that they thought they had won and left you in peace. Diana Wynne Jones

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