George Carlin Quotes By and large

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
- George Carlin

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G.K. Chesterton Quotes A good novel

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
- G.K. Chesterton

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F. H. Bradley Quotes Eclecticism every truth

Eclecticism - every truth is so true that any truth must be false.
- F. H. Bradley

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A bad manner spoils

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

- Baltasar Gracian

Famous Quotes Topics: age, bad, beauty, good, justice, lie, man, manner, old, reason, thing, truth


A subtle thought

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
- Isaac Asimov
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Famous Quotes Topics: error, great, truth


By and large

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
- George Carlin

Famous Quotes Topics: language, tool, truth


A lie can travel

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
- Mark Twain

Famous Quotes Topics: half, lie, truth, world


Knowledge rests not

Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.
- Carl Jung

Famous Quotes Topics: error, knowledge, truth


Wit has truth

Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
- Dorothy Parker

Famous Quotes Topics: truth, words