Quotes about Truth
Truth happens to an idea.
— William James
Men to be truly won must be won by truth.
— Charles Spurgeon
Our concern with truth is simply an echo of our concern with God .
— John Piper
Irony limits, finitizes, and circumscribes and thereby yields truth, actuality, content; it disciplines and punishes and thereby yields balance and consistency.
— Soren Kierkegaard
It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal truth in politics, that whatever power in any government is independent, is absolute also.
— Thomas Jefferson
Lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
It's not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in themselves, if the light of truth has penetrated their minds.
— St. Augustine
Knowing the truth concerning the deep workings of the evil spirit helps the individual not only to overcome sins but to eliminate unnecessary afflictions as well.
— Watchman Nee
There is only one excuse for a speaker's asking the attention of his audience: he must have either truth or entertainment for them.
— Dale Carnegie
Magna est veritas, et praevalebit: truth is mighty, and will prevail
— Richard Paul Evans
Countless mistakes in marriage, parenting, ministry, and other relationships are failures to balance grace and truth. Sometimes we neglect both. Often we choose one over the other.
— Randy Alcorn
Our ideas must agree with realities, be such realities concrete or abstract
— William James