There would be no need for lies if there were no drawbacks to truth. However, sometimes the truth can be painful. It gets wrapped in various linens to better suit the tailor, eventually gaining a fairytale status or being completely forgotten. Still, there’s also a bright side. Many people regard telling the truth as their most cherished value. And exactly this kind of people came up with truth quotes presented right here on this list.
But before we jump right in, why is it important to always tell the truth? Firstly, you'll remove the need to keep up with lies and, in turn, make your own life much easier. Secondly, it’s to do with respect, both for yourself and those around you. Being reliable and upfront with things in life will get you further than trying to sneak your way around by twisting facts to make them “technically true.” And this is what quotes about honesty are all about.
The quotes below might just shine a little bit of light onto you and help you move closer to understanding and choosing the way you want to proceed. From sayings by Mark Twain to lines by Eminem, you will surely find a motivating quote about the truth that will resonate with you.
So get out your lie detectors and dig into this collection of truth quotes. Vote for your favorites, and if you feel like some people would need to hear a moving saying or two from this list—make sure you share this article with them too.
#181
"One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are." - Cal Thomas
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#182
"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight." - Khalil Gibran
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#183
"Fiction is the truth inside the lie." - Stephen King
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#184
"A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains, he gives to others." - Robert Green Ingersoll
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#185

"The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty." - Abu Bakr
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#186
"That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquillity." - Rumi
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#187
"Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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#188
"Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide." - Ice Cube
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#189
"All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie." - Bob Dylan
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#190

"My longing for truth was a single prayer." - Edith Stein
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#191
"The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it." - Dorothy L. Sayers
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#192
"I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it." - Douglas Adams
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#193
"Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail." - Mary Astell
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#194
"No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love." - Anna Held
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#195

"Scientific truth is marvelous, but moral truth is divine and whoever breathes its air and walks by its light has found the lost paradise." - Horace Mann
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