truth quotes

Buddha once said that the three things that cannot be hidden are 'the sun, the moon, and the truth'. We will hide nothing here and show you our complete, truly shining collection of quotes about truth. You can read them below.    


“So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy. ”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. ”

— Aesop

“Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.”

— Aesop

“Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency”

— Aesop

“Adversity is the first path to truth. ”

— Lord Byron

“For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction. ”

— Lord Byron

“But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.”

— Lord Byron

“Opinions are made to be changed - or how is truth to be got at? ”

— Lord Byron

“Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction. ”

— Lord Byron

“Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else. ”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance. ”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. ”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth? ”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another. ”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth.”

— Sophocles

“How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth. ”

— Sophocles

“To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.”

— Victor Hugo

“There are only two things. Truth and lies. Truth is indivisible, hence it cannot recognize itself; anyone who wants to recognize it has to be a lie. ”

— Franz Kafka

“Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.”

— Franz Kafka

“Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.”

— Jawaharlal Nehru

“Enhance and intensify one's vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.”

— Ovid

“Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.”

— Jean de La Fontaine

“A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.”

— Quentin Tarantino

“I'm not comfortable with just entertaining. Although I like entertaining, I also like bringing forward the truth of our times as minstrels used to in the old days.”

— Serj Tankian

“Usually we are saying only part of the truth.”

— Erno Rubik