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 achievementaptchance Change image and share on social
The crime of book purging is that it involves a rejection of the word. For the word is never absolute truth, but only man's frail and human effort to approach the truth. To reject the word is to reject the human search. Max Lerner absoluteapproachbook share on social
It's a big deal to reveal your friend's deepest truth, your friend's deepest secret. And for all of us, when we do these big things, there's a complexity of motivation that comes behind that decision. Gene Luen Yang bigcomplexitydeal Change image and share on social
Science is about nothing but getting at the truth, and anything that gets in the way of that diminishes, in my experience, the science. Tim Hunt diminishexperiencescience Change image and share on social
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 classicalfeelgraduate Change image and share on social
Our family, from day one, has only sought the simple truth in this matter. Sam Sheppard dayfamilymatter Change image and share on social
I thought it would be interesting to write a song about a lonely person who is scared to see the truth that is right in from of him. I thought it would be interesting if you could watch yourself from a distance. Matthew Shultz distanceinterestlonely share on social
A philosopher goes where the truth leads and has no patience with mere emotion. John C. Wright emotionleadmere Change image and share on social
I do not fear truth. I welcome it. But I wish all of my facts to be in their proper context. Gordon B. Hinckley contextfactfear Change image and share on social
People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies. Don Miguel Ruiz conflictevilgood Change image and share on social