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Our analysis of truth and falsehood, or of the nature of judgment, is not very likely to be influenced by our hopes and fears.

Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe, and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.

Myth is neither a lie nor a confession: it is an inflexion.

Being is the great explainer.