#truth

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#goin #like #out #shut #sun

The thing about imagination is that by the very act of putting it down, there must be some truth in one's own imagination. ↗

— Dennis Potter

#act #down #imagination #must #own

[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and shrink from the truth." "No, they do not. They are afraid, that is all. And they must remain on earth until they come to the way of leaving it." "And how do they leave? How is the ascent made? Must one learn virtue?" Here she laughs. "You have read too much, and learned too little. Virtue is a road, not a destination. Man cannot be virtuous. Understanding is the goal. When that is achieved, the soul can take wing. ↗

— Iain Pears

#enlightenment #fear #mankind #philosophy #soul

Nothing is higher than the love of truth. ↗

— Aurelius Clemens Prudentius

#love #nothing #than #truth

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance. ↗

— Timothy Radcliffe

#claiming #does #got #intolerance #truth

Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide, we believe that humans being are rational and are made to seek the truth. ↗

— Timothy Radcliffe

#being #believe #century #despite #genocide

The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth. ↗

— Ramakrishna

#indeed #make-believe #mixture #take #truth

One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God. ↗

— Ramakrishna

#god #must #particular #realize #telling

Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth. ↗

— Ramakrishna

#cannot #find #god #soul #speaks

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'. ↗

— Dan Rather

#begins #believes #called #dream #leads