You never find yourself until you face the truth.
—Pearl Bailey (1918–1990) American Jazz Singer, Actress, Writer
He who is a slave of truth is a free man.
—Arabic Proverb
If you want your dreams to come true, don’t sleep.
—Yiddish Proverb
A single bag of money is stronger than two bags of truth.
—Danish Proverb
To tell the truth is dangerous; to listen to it is boring.
—Danish Proverb
Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
—Arabic Proverb
The tongue of experience utters the most truth.
—Arabic Proverb
If you want some lies to be believed wrap them up in truths.
—Danish Proverb
Only the truth hurts.
—French Proverb
Never assume the obvious is true.
—William Safire (1929–2009) American Columnist, Journalist, Author, Speechwriter
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
You can’t undo anything you’ve already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
—Unknown
You recognize the truth by its own sound.
—Hebrew Proverb
Old mistakes need more friends than new truths.
—Danish Proverb
Truth is always homeless.
—Danish Proverb
An old error has more friends than a new truth.
—Danish Proverb
To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it.
—Greek Proverb
The world exists on three things: truth, justice, and peace.
—Hebrew Proverb
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
A fable is a bridge that leads to truth.
—Arabic Proverb
When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey.
—Arabic Proverb
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.
—Elvis Presley (1935–77) American Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Actor
If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.
—Chinese Proverb
A lie has many variations, the truth none.
—African Proverb
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
—Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) Italian Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician
Beware: some liars tell the truth.
—Arabic Proverb
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
—Pietro Aretino (1492–1556) Italian Poet, Dramatist, Satirist