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.
#21
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours." - Hunter S. Thompson
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#22
"Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good." - Henry Rollins
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#23

"The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution." - J. K. Rowling
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#24
"If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair." - C. S. Lewis
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#25
"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light." - George Washington
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#26
"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi
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#27
"I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant." - H. L. Mencken
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#28

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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#29
"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." - John F. Kennedy
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#30
"Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth." - Aristotle
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#31
"Truth exists; only lies are invented." - Georges Braque
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#32
"There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying." - Josh Billings
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#33
"Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence." - Henri Frederic Amiel
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#34
"For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it." - Patrick Henry
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#35
"The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it." - Robert H. Schuller
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#36
"The truth needs so little rehearsal." - Barbara Kingsolver
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#37
"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history." - George Orwell
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#38
"Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority." - Francis Bacon
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#39
"The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it." - Norman Schwarzkopf
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#40
"Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty." - Tacitus
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