A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.

He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.

No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.

Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.

One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.