Truth
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I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false is guilty of falsehood, and the accidental truth of the assertion does not justify or excuse him
Truth is sensitive and jealous of the least encroachment upon its sacredness
Truth is inclusive of all the virtues, is older than sects and schools, and, like charity, more ancient than mankind
There are truths that shield themselves behind veils, and are best spoken by implication. Even the sun veils himself in his own rays to blind the gaze of the too curious starer
Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold
Truths and roses have thorns about them
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth
It takes two to speak the truth - one to speak and the other to hear
Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science
In accumulating property for ourselves or our posterity, in founding a family or a state, or acquiring fame even, we are mortal; but in dealing with truth we are immortal, and need fear no change nor accident
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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