"Truth is God."Mahatma Gandhi
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Truth Quotes
Discover 200 truth quotes from Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Kabir, Thiruvalluvar, Mark Twain and Leo Tolstoy.
"Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear."Mahatma Gandhi
ClarityIgnorance
"An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it."Mahatma Gandhi
TruthError
"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't."
Mark Twain
FictionWit
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
George Orwell
Free SpeechCourage
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
Galileo Galilei
DiscoveryScience
"Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things."
Isaac Newton
SimplicityClarity
"Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it."
Jonathan Swift
LiesPatience
"Tell all the truth but tell it slant – success in circuit lies."
Emily Dickinson
Gentle TruthWisdom
"Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it."
Mark Twain
HumorHonesty
"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth."Henry David Thoreau
ValuesPriorities
"Truth is powerful and it prevails."
Sojourner Truth
Power of TruthJustice
"Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold."
Leo Tolstoy
PuritySeeking Truth
"Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men."Ralph Waldo Emerson
Universal TruthHumanity
"God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please – you can never have both."Ralph Waldo Emerson
ChoiceCourage
"Truth is truth to the end of reckoning."William Shakespeare
Eternal TruthJustice
"Truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long."William Shakespeare
Truth RevealedJustice
"Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it."
Emily Dickinson
RarityJoy
"A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."
William Blake
IntentHonesty
"'What is truth?' said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer."
Francis Bacon
Seeking TruthPhilosophy
"Truth is the highest thing that man may keep."
Geoffrey Chaucer
IntegrityValues
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty – that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
John Keats
"Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man."Plato
GoodnessPhilosophy
"Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth."Aristotle
Loyalty to TruthPhilosophy
"Truth is a pathless land."
J. Krishnamurti
FreedomSeeking Truth
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About Truth Quotes
# Truth Quotes
Truth is one of humanity's oldest and most powerful ideals. Philosophers have searched for it, scientists test it, saints have lived for it, and reformers have risked everything to speak it. From Mahatma Gandhi's lifelong "experiments with truth" to Kabir's simple dohas, great minds have always taught that truth may be difficult, but it always prevails in the end.
This collection brings together 200 of the best truth quotes from thinkers, writers, scientists and spiritual teachers, including Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, Kabir, Thiruvalluvar, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain and Albert Einstein. Whether you're reflecting on honesty, integrity or the search for deeper meaning, these quotes will inspire you to seek and speak the truth.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Truth quotes.
What is the most famous quote about truth?
Some of the most famous include Mahatma Gandhi's "Truth is God," Mark Twain's "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything," Oscar Wilde's "The truth is rarely pure and never simple," and Leo Tolstoy's "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it."
What did Mahatma Gandhi say about truth?
Truth was the centre of Gandhi's life; his autobiography is titled *The Story of My Experiments with Truth*. He said "Truth is God," "Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth," "Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained," and "Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth."
What does the Thirukkural say about truthfulness?
Thiruvalluvar defined truthfulness as "speech that brings no harm to any being." He said "Outer purity comes from water; inner purity is revealed by truthfulness," and "If one never lies, one need not practise any other virtue." He also taught that a falsehood that brings pure good can stand in the place of truth.
What are some quotes about having the courage to speak the truth?
Maggie Kuhn said "Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes," Martin Luther King Jr. said "There comes a time when silence is betrayal," Audre Lorde said "Your silence will not protect you," and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn said "One word of truth outweighs the whole world."
What are some famous quotes about lies?
Jonathan Swift wrote "Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it," Sir Walter Scott wrote "Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive," Benjamin Franklin said "Half a truth is often a great lie," and Martin Luther King Jr. said "No lie can live forever."
How can I use truth quotes?
Truth quotes are great for essays, debates, speeches, journalism and ethics classes, Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) posts, social media captions, and personal reflection on honesty and integrity.