#ruth

Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth you waken then you begin to live. ↗

— Bayard Taylor

#character #fame #give #live #taken

When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange - my youth. ↗

— Sara Teasdale

#calm #coldly #exchange #eyes #given

Parliament must not be told a direct untruth, but it's quite possible to allow them to mislead themselves. ↗

— Norman Tebbit

#direct #mislead #must #parliament #possible

The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy. ↗

— Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

#after #approval #control #convinces #cookie

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. ↗

— William Temple

#first #fourth #good #good sense #humor

A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

#ever #half #lie #lies #truth

The first reaction to truth is hatred. ↗

— Tertullian

#hatred #reaction #truth #truth is

Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy. ↗

— Tertullian

#enemy #engenders #hatred #soon #truth

I thought I was dreaming and I dreamed. ↗

— Марко Соколовић

#hope #love-hurts #relationships #truth #dreams

I don't believe that if I came out as bisexual the world will change. But it's really important for people to be truthful about who they are and fight for equality. We need to help the world usher itself into the next phase. ↗

— Olivia Thirlby

#believe #bisexual #came #change #equality