#truth

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#disagree #falsehoods #only #quarrel #themselves

The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. ↗

— Simone Weil

#dwelling #extreme #humiliation #into #long

Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it, or thinks he does, as it is to its victims; the second it crushes, the first it intoxicates. The truth is, nobody really possesses it. ↗

— Simone Weil

#does #first #force #intoxicates #man

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth. ↗

— Richard Whately

#his #side #truth #wishes

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth. ↗

— Richard Whately

#men #side #their #truth #wish

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil. ↗

— Richard Whately

#evil #good #soul #truth

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light. ↗

— Richard Whately

#dark #full #give #kept #light

The longest sword, the strongest lungs, the most voices, are false measures of truth. ↗

— Benjamin Whichcote

#longest #lungs #measures #most #strongest

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you. ↗

— Billy Wilder

#going #kill #people #tell #truth

If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#both #choosing #given #john #john mccain