The truth hurts like a thorn at first; but in the end it blossoms like a rose.
Samuel Ha-Nagid C.900
Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.
Henry David Thoreau
The truth is that all of us attain the greatest success and happiness possible in this life whenever we use our native capacities to their greatest extent.
Dr. Smiley Blanton
This above all - to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as night follows day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
William Shakespeare
Truth is the glue that holds government together.
Gerald R. Ford
Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons. The truth will win this marathon in court.
Michael Jackson
There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.
Lloyd Chudley Alexander
Two people sat talking in a small room for several weeks, and things started happening. They began thinking about each other; one would dream about the other; they copied each other's mannerisms. What was it really all about? She liked to think she had a firm hold on the reins at all times, but the truth was that often she was just along for the ride.
Lisa Alther
For the sake of the troops, for the love of the troops, we must not add yet another casualty to this war. We must not let truth be a casualty of this war.
Barbara Levy Boxer