#ruth

It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth. ↗

— Peter Abelard

#doubting #investigate #investigating #recognize #truth

In no man's land, alien is the queen. ↗

— Toba Beta

#land #life #man #queen #truth

If the eye really was a muscle, I had pulled it long ago. ↗

— Brodi Ashton

#reading-books #truth-of-life #life

I wept heartily over this poor little deceased soul. It was the first sentient being I had ever killed. I was now a killer. I was now as guilty as Cain. I was sixteen years old, a harmless boy, bookish and religious, and now I had blood on my hands. It's a terrible burden to carry. All sentient life is sacred. ↗

— Yann Martel

#life

How gleefully life shreds our well crafted plans. ↗

— David Mitchell

#life

The truth is in the heart; out there is true darkness. ↗

— Toba Beta

#heart #life #secret #true #truth

That wasn't love; that was stupidity. ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#fact #fictional #life #truth #life

You can tell people the truth, but they'll never believe you until the event. Until it's too late. In the meantime, the truth will just piss them off and get you in a lot of trouble. So you just walk home. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#life #reality #truth #life

In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same. ↗

— Eckhart Tolle

#inferiority #self-esteem #superiority #truth #truth-telling

The depth and strength of our character is defined by our moral code. People only reveal themselves when they're thrown out of the usual conditions of their lives. That's when the truth of who they are is revealed... ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#truth #life