Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor.

The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.