87 Truth Quotes on Life and Relationships (SINCERE)

Top 27 Most Famous Short Quotes About Truth

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. - Mark Twain — If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. – **Mark Twain**

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. - Mark Twain — A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. – **Mark Twain**

The truth is rarely pure and never simple. - Oscar Wilde — The truth is rarely pure and never simple. – **Oscar Wilde**

The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. - Joe Klaas — The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. – Joe Klaas

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away. - Elvis Presley — Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away. – **Elvis Presley**

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell — In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. – **George Orwell**

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth. - Plato — No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth. – **Plato**

Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it. - Confucius — Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it. – **Confucius**

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it. - Oscar Wilde — A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it. – **Oscar Wilde**

Truth never damages a cause that is just. - Mahatma Gandhi — Truth never damages a cause that is just. – **Mahatma Gandhi**

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. - Henry David Thoreau — Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. – **Henry David Thoreau**

The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. - Flannery O'Connor — The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. – Flannery O’Connor

It takes strength and courage to admit the truth. - Rick Riordan — It takes strength and **courage** to admit the truth. – Rick Riordan

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. - Galileo Galilei — All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. – Galileo Galilei

Peace if possible, but truth at any rate. - Martin Luther — **Peace** if possible, but truth at any rate. – Martin Luther

Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you. - Stephanie Klein — Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you. – Stephanie Klein

Half a truth is often a great lie. - Benjamin Franklin — Half a truth is often a great lie. – **Benjamin Franklin**

Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy. - Warren Wiersbe — Truth without **love** is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy. – Warren Wiersbe

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. - Pablo Picasso — Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. – **Pablo Picasso**

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people. - Spencer Johnson — Integrity is telling myself the truth. And **honesty** is telling the truth to other people. – **Spencer Johnson**

Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear. - St. Catherine of Siena — Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through **fear**. – St. Catherine of Siena

To be Jedi is to face the truth, and choose. - Yoda — To be Jedi is to face the truth, and choose. – **Yoda**

If you wish to see the truth, then hold no opinion for or against. - Osho — If you wish to see the truth, then hold no opinion for or against. – **Osho**

The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. - Terry Pratchett — The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. – Terry Pratchett

In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain. - Friedrich Nietzsche — In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain. – **Friedrich Nietzsche**

Nothing sets the heart on fire like truth. - Will Metzger — Nothing sets the heart on fire like truth. – Will Metzger

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth. – **Johann Wolfgang von Goethe**

44 Inspirational Truth Quotes (THE POWER OF HONESTY & SINCERITY)

The man who speaks the truth is always at ease. - Jeremiah Say — The man who speaks the truth is always at ease. – **Jeremiah Say**

Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented. - George Braque — Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented. – George Braque

The things that we decide to run from are the truth. When you make excuses, you’re running from the truth. - David Goggins — The things that we decide to run from are the truth. When you make excuses, you’re running from the truth. – **David Goggins**

Truth is true even if nobody believes it and falsehood is false even if everybody believes it. - Os Guinness — Truth is true even if nobody believes it and falsehood is false even if everybody believes it. – Os Guinness

Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies. - John Dryden — Truth is the foundation of all **knowledge** and the cement of all societies. – John Dryden

Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both. - Horace Mann — Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both. – Horace Mann

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. - Martin Luther King Jr. — I believe that unarmed truth and **unconditional love** will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. – **Martin Luther King Jr.**

The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth. - Chanakya — The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth. – Chanakya

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. - Buddha — Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha

Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living. - Buddha — Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the **purpose** of living. – Buddha

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. - Abraham Lincoln — I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. – **Abraham Lincoln**

“On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.”
Friedrich Nietzsche

Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed. – **Friedrich Nietzsche**

I measure the strength of a spirit by how much truth it can take. – **Friedrich Nietzsche**

There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth. - Margaret Lee Runbeck — There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth. – Margaret Lee Runbeck

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. - Winston Churchill — A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. – **Winston Churchill**

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. - Winston Churchill — The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. – **Winston Churchill**

The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself. – **Anaïs Nin**

You don’t have to tell everything you know, but let what you do say be the truth as you understand it. - Maya Angelou — You don’t have to tell everything you know, but let what you do say be the truth as you understand it. – **Maya Angelou**

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world… would do this, it would change the earth.”
William Faulkner

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth. - Albert Einstein — The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth. – **Albert Einstein**

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. - Albert Einstein — Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be **trusted** with important matters. – **Albert Einstein**

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward. - Steve Maraboli — The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward. – **Steve Maraboli**

Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie to make someone laugh. - Paulo Coelho — Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie to make someone laugh. – **Paulo Coelho**

I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against. - Malcolm X — I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against. – **Malcolm X**

We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth. - Seneca — We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth. – **Seneca**

Keep the truth and the truth will keep you. - William Bridge — Keep the truth and the truth will keep you. – William Bridge

He who has truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue. - John Ruskin — He who has truth at his heart need never **fear** the want of persuasion on his tongue. – **John Ruskin**

Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort. - Fred Rogers — Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort. – **Fred Rogers**

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

The grandest homage we can pay to truth is to use it. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — The grandest homage we can pay to truth is to use it. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

In the long run, the most unpleasant truth is a safe companion than a pleasant falsehood. - Theodore Roosevelt — In the long run, the most unpleasant truth is a safe companion than a pleasant falsehood. – **Theodore Roosevelt**

Stop hanging out with people that tell you what you want to hear. Hang out with people who tell you the truth. – Eric Thomas

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness. - Kahlil Gibran — Truth is a deep **kindness** that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same **happiness**. – **Kahlil Gibran**

A man is beginning to learn the Truth about life when he is no longer surprised by anything. - Kapil Gupta — A man is beginning to learn the Truth about life when he is no longer surprised by anything. – Kapil Gupta

The truth is that success isn't as hard or as scary as it might seem. Reaching your goals isn't impossible. - Alex Fitel — The truth is that **success** isn’t as hard or as scary as it might seem. Reaching your goals isn’t impossible. – Alex Fitel

Plato is my friend – Aristotle is my friend – but my greatest friend is truth. - Isaac Newton — **Plato** is my friend – **Aristotle** is my friend – but my greatest friend is truth. – **Isaac Newton**

Truth is not the feeble thing which men often think they can afford to disparage. Truth is power; let it be treated and trusted as such. - Horatius Bonar — Truth is not the feeble thing which men often think they can afford to disparage. Truth is power; let it be treated and **trusted** as such. – Horatius Bonar

Every parcel of truth is precious as the filings of gold; we must either live with it, or die for it. - Thomas Brooks — Every parcel of truth is precious as the filings of gold; we must either live with it, or die for it. – Thomas Brooks

Do not merely speak the truth, but live truthfully, openly and honesty with one another. - Sinclair Ferguson — Do not merely speak the truth, but live truthfully, openly and honesty with one another. – Sinclair Ferguson

Truth has no responsibility to make us comfortable. - David L. Russell — Truth has no **responsibility** to make us comfortable. – David L. Russell

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two. - Benjamin Franklin — A lie stands on one leg, truth on two. – **Benjamin Franklin**

Always tell the truth. Then you don’t have to worry about what you said last. - Robert Cook — Always tell the truth. Then you don’t have to worry about what you said last. – Robert Cook

There are none so bitter against the truth as those who have departed from it. - James Philip — There are none so bitter against the truth as those who have departed from it. – James Philip

16 Powerful Quotes About Truth to Make You Ponder and Think

“I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?”
John Lennon

Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just got to find the ones worth suffering for. - Bob Marley — Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just got to find the ones worth suffering for. – **Bob Marley**

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. - Aristotle — For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. – **Aristotle**

He who sets one great truth afloat in the world serves his generation. - James W. Alexander — He who sets one great truth afloat in the world serves his generation. – James W. Alexander

God forbid that we should ever be satisfied either with heated ignorance or frozen truth. - John Blanchard — God forbid that we should ever be satisfied either with heated ignorance or frozen truth. – John Blanchard

The truth is always daunting but always worth knowing. - Thomas Winning — The truth is always daunting but always worth knowing. – Thomas Winning

We should never retreat before truth simply because we cannot explain it. - A. W. Tozer — We should never retreat before truth simply because we cannot explain it. – A. W. Tozer

Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly. - Mahatma Gandhi — Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly. – **Mahatma Gandhi**

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. - Rene Descartes — If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. – **Rene Descartes**

The wise try to adjust themselves to the truth, while fools try to adjust the truth to themselves. - Thibaut — The wise try to adjust themselves to the truth, while fools try to adjust the truth to themselves. – Thibaut

Whatever you add to the truth subtracts from it. - John Blanchard — Whatever you add to the truth subtracts from it. – John Blanchard

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. - Oscar Wilde — Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. – **Oscar Wilde**

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t. – **Mark Twain**

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses. - Friedrich Nietzsche — All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses. – **Friedrich Nietzsche**

O faithful Christian, search the truth, hear truth, learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth till death. - John Hus — O faithful **Christian**, search the truth, hear truth, learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth till death. – John Hus

Men to be truly won must be won by truth. – C. H. Spurgeon

Conclusion: The Importance of Truth

By definition, truth means that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality. (Source)

To tell the truth, is important in life and can be considered as the foundation of a just and fair society (read: Equality quotes). Being truthful allows people to trust in a person, whereas telling a lie would be ignoring reality.

Being truthful enables one to live a free life, it helps a person become a more authentic version of themselves without having to hide behind pretenses.

The ability for one to be truthful also shows one’s maturity. It takes self-acceptance to be able to be truthful about who one is.

Truthfulness in relationships is just as important as truthfulness in one’s daily life. Telling the truth helps build trust, it allows for two people to better understand each other and their situations.

Truthfulness in a relationship, whether romantic or not, gives a person a sense of comfort. It gives that person the ability to be emotionally intimate with someone else by sharing truthful experiences and secrets.

Truthfulness and sincerity are the foundation and the most important factors in any relationship, as these deepen one’s connection with someone else.

Further Reading:

11 Tips for Having a More Honest Relationship – Bustle
Why It’s So Important to Tell the Truth, Even When It Hurts – Women Working
Does the Truth Matter? – Psychology Today
The Truth – And Why It’s So Difficult to Tell It – Goop

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Top 27 Most Famous Short Quotes About Truth

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16 Powerful Quotes About Truth to Make You Ponder and Think

Conclusion: The Importance of Truth

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