Truth
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Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well
All truth is not to be told at all times
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water
Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water
Truth never damages a cause that is just
The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent
God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win
Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth
Breach of promise is a base surrender of truth
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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