Quotes about Truth
When a man's cause is good, it will sufficiently plead for itself, yea, and for its master too.
— John Bunyan
I am one whose name is Valiant-for-truth. I am a pilgrim, and am going to the Celestial City.
— John Bunyan
To talk of things that are good, to me is very acceptable, with you or with any other; and I am glad that I have met with those that incline to so good a work; for, to speak the truth, there are but few who care thus to spend their time as they are in their travels, but choose much rather to be speaking of things to no profit; and this hath been a trouble to me.
— John Bunyan
What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.
— John Bunyan
The road of denial leads to the precipice of destruction.
— John Bunyan
For to speak the truth, there are but few that care thus to spend their time, but choose rather to be speaking of things to no profit.
— John Bunyan
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
— John Calvin
Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ.
— John Calvin
As far as sacred Scripture is concerned, however much froward men try to gnaw at it, nevertheless it clearly is crammed with thoughts that could not be humanly conceived. Let each of the prophets be looked into: none will be found who does not far exceed human measure. Consequently, those for whom prophetic doctrine is tasteless ought to be thought of as lacking taste buds.
— John Calvin
Doctrine is not an affair of the tongue but of the life.
— John Calvin
Therefore, in reading profane authors, the admirable light of truth displayed in them should remind us, that the human mind, however much fallen and perverted from its original integrity, is still adorned and invested with admirable gifts from its Creator. If we reflect that the Spirit of God is the only fountain of truth, we will be careful, as we would avoid offering insult to him, not to reject or condemn truth wherever it appears. In despising the gifts, we insult the Giver.
— John Calvin
Our true wisdom is to embrace with meek docility, and without reservation, whatever the holy scriptures have delivered.
— John Calvin