Truth and falsehood Quotes

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Every thing possible to be believed is an image of truth

Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believed

It is wrong always, everywhere and for any one, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics

If you are out to describe the truth, leave the elegance to the tailor

We are born to inquire into truth; it belongs to a greater to possess it

When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them

The income tax has made more liars out of more Americans than golf has.

Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.

A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest.

Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve

The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth