truth Quotes

O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

History is written by the victors.

I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.