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“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.”
“What I feel is not important. The important thing is to be true.”
“If you want to understand men, study their excuses.”
“Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.”
“The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom—these are the pillars of society.”
“You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.”
“You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she will always return.”
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
“No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.”
“Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.”
“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly—they'll go through anything.”
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
“All you have to do is write one true sentence.”
“The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best—and therefore never scrutinize or question.”
“The color of truth is gray.”
“Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.”
“Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.”
“Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.”
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.”
“We are subjected to the production of truth through power and we cannot exercise power except through the production of truth.”