975 private quotes tagged truth

“Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing.” — John Locke

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“Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment.” — Roger Bacon

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“Philosophy is a kind of journey, ever learning yet never arriving at the ideal perfection of truth.” — Albert Pike

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“Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.” — Umberto Eco

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“We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.” — Michelle Obama

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“The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.” — Eminem

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“My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.” — Prince William

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“I wanted to write about the moment when your addictions no longer hide the truth from you. When your whole life breaks down. That's the moment when you have to somehow choose what your life is going to be about.” — Chuck Palahniuk

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“The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.” — Helen Hayes

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“Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.” — Miguel Angel Ruiz

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“I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.” — Simone de Beauvoir

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“I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.” — Pietro Aretino

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“Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.” — Kris Kristofferson

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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” — Jane Austen

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“The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves.” — Marilyn Monroe

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“I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them.” — Frank Sinatra

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“'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.'” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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“It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own.” — James Otis

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“A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. They're in search of something worse than that. Money, yeah. I think the media's the kind of a thing where the truth doesn't win, because it's no fun. The truth's no fun.” — Jack White

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“Music makes me high on stage, and that's the truth. It's like being almost addicted to music.” — Jimi Hendrix

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“Here's the thing with me and the religious thing. This is the flat-out truth: I find the religiosity and philosophy in the music. I don't find it anywhere else.” — Bob Dylan

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“I hate talking about music, to tell you the truth.” — Brian Eno

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“Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music.” — Tony Blair

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“Country music is three chords and the truth.” — Harlan Howard

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“I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being.” — Michael Tippett

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