The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth.
A well-grounded assurance is always attended with three fair handmaids: love, humility and holy joy.
There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, 'Yes,' you know he is a crook.
Reality has actually very little to do with truth; there is no necessary connection between the two.
When I speak to you about myself, I am speaking to you about yourself. How is it you don't see that?
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.
Every expression of truth has in it the seeds of propagation, even as the sun cannot hide its light.
The trouble with too many people is they believe the realm of truth always lies within their vision.
I would rather be uncomfortable with the truth than to be lied to in comfort. That's just my nature.
There is no excuse for perjury - never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect.
Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.
Every new truth has its birth-place in a manger, lives thirty years, is crucified, and then deified.
I pray without ceasing now. My personal prayer is: Make me an instrument which only truth can speak.