truth
“The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.”
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry.”
“I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.”
“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of things.”
“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.”
“Between the idea / And the reality / Between the motion / And the act / Falls the Shadow.”
“Skepticism is the first step toward truth.”
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words.”
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”
“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
“Truth is so rare, it is delightful to tell it.”
“Tell all the truth but tell it slant—”
“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.”
“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.”
“Very few of us are what we seem.”
“A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.”
“The mind of man is capable of anything—because everything is in it, all the past as well as all the future.”