It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.
-Henry David Thoreau
Quotations
Truth
When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.
-Yevgeny Yevtushenko
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
-Thomas Jefferson
True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance… To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.
-Akhenation "Akhenation, 14 century Egyptian king"
The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.
-Ayn Rand
Truth never damages a cause that is just.
-Mahatma Gandhi
There is no evil that cannot be done by the liar, who has transgressed the one law of truthfulness and who is indifferent to the world beyond.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 176"
Through true devotional worship, they are attuned to Truth; at the True Door, they are found to be true. Blessed is their coming into being; they redeem all their ancestors.
-Sri Guru Granth Sahib "Guru Granth Sahib"
I am a lie who always speaks the truth.
-Jean Cocteau
When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears.
-A Spiritual Leader "S. N. Goenka"
