Short quotations about, truth - Page 3

William Sloane Coffin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sloane_Coffin

The world is too dangerous for anyt…

25 Jan , 2017  

The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. Great short quote and quotation by: William Sloane Coffin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sloane_Coffin ,

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George Sarton, History of Science

There are but few saints amongst sc…

3 May , 2016  

There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity. Great short quote and quotation by: George Sarton, History of Science ,

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Agnes Repplier

There are few nudities so objection…

3 May , 2016  

There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth. Great short quote and quotation by: Agnes Repplier , US essayist (1855 – 1950)

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There are new words now that excuse…

3 May , 2016  

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains. the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch. Great short quote and quotation by: Bette Davis, The Lonely Life, 1962 , US movie […]

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There are only two mistakes one can…

3 May , 2016  

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. Great short quote and quotation by: Buddha , Indian philosopher & religious leader (563 BC – 483 BC)

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There are sadistic scientists who h…

22 Sep , 2015  

There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth. Great short quote and quotation by: Marie Curie , French (Polish-born) chemist & physicist (1867 – 1934)

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Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Revelations, 1993

There can be no spirituality, no sa…

3 Jul , 2015  

There can be no spirituality, no sanctity, no truth without the female sex. Great short quote and quotation by: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Revelations, 1993 ,

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There is no other way of guarding o…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth; but when everyone can tell you the truth, you lose their respect. Great short quote and quotation by: Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince , Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 – […]

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Therefore, be ye lamps unto yoursel…

25 Feb , 2014  

Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to […]

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Kahil Gibran, Spirits Rebellious

They have exiled me now from their …

25 Jan , 2014  

They have exiled me now from their society and I am pleased, because humanity does not exile except the one whose noble spirit rebels against despotism and oppression. He who does not prefer exile to slavery is not free by any measure of freedom, truth and duty. Great short quote and quotation by: Kahil Gibran, […]

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Those who say truth is stranger tha…

18 Jan , 2013  

Those who say truth is stranger than fiction have wasted their time on poorly written fiction. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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To give a satisfactory decision as …

13 Oct , 2011  

To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute. Great short quote and quotation by: Aristotle , Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC – 322 BC)

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