Quotes about Truth
But if, on the other hand, our theory should allow that a book may well be a revelation in spite of errors and passions and deliberate human composition, if only it be a true record of the inner experiences of great-souled persons wrestling with the crises of their fate, then the verdict would be much more favorable.
— William James
Rather do I fear to lose truth by this pretension to possess it already wholly.
— William James
The existence of the devil is so clearly taught in the Bible that to doubt it is to doubt the Bible itself.
— Chip Ingram
What most of us do not realize is that we are being transformed in our thinking all the time—either by the world's value system or by the truth of God's Word.
— Chip Ingram
Clara had said to ask God for the truth. "Discover the truth about God, who He is, how He works, how much He loves. And then you'll uncover the truth about yourself, your sin, the ways you displease God. The truth about your life is always better to know, even if it hurts.
— Chris Fabry
When we are securely rooted in personal intimacy with the source of life, it will be possible to remain flexible without being relativistic, convinced without being rigid, willing to confront without being offensive, gentle and forgiving without being soft, and true witnesses without being manipulative.
— Henri Nouwen
The volatile truth of our words should continually betray the inadequacy of the residual statement.
— Henry David Thoreau
The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.
— Henry David Thoreau
Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing.
— Henry David Thoreau
Faith never makes a confession.
— Henry David Thoreau
A grain of gold will gild a great surface, but not so much as a grain of wisdom. - from Live Without Principle
— Henry David Thoreau
Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake.
— Henry David Thoreau