General Truth Quotes
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It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.
— Edgar Allan Poe
Some general officers should pay a stricter regard to truth than to call the depopulating other countries the service of their own.
— Henry Fielding
An aphorism is a personal observation inflated into a universal truth, a private posing as a general.
— Stefan Kanfer
All I'm ever looking for in my work in general is honesty and truth and people being real to themselves.
— IO Tillett Wright
As a general truth, it is safe to say that any picture that produces a moral impression is a bad picture.
— Edmond De Goncourt
General abstract truth is the most precious of all blessings; without it, man is blind; it is the eye of reason.
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
At no time, anywhere, was the population of a country told the truth: facts about events trickled into general consciousness much later, if ever.
— Doris Lessing
The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence of its truth
— Clarence Darrow
There are occasions when the general belief of the people, even though it be groundless, works its effect as sure as truth itself.
— Friedrich Schiller
My goal is simple. It is to take the human civilization with me on the path of sweet general harmony.
— Abhijit Naskar
Indeed in general I hold that there is nothing truer than happiness, and nothing happier and sweeter than truth.
— Gottfried Leibniz
Religious faith as a whole induces various health benefits in the general population through complex biological processes.
— Abhijit Naskar
One tries to tell a truth, and one hopes that the truth has a general application rather than just a specific one.
— William Golding
The plain truth is that what holds a free state together is neither general will nor a common interest, but simply politics itself.
— Bernard Crick
As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.
— Josh Billings
This truth must be recognized as a dogma and assume the validity of an axiom in the general understanding of painting.
— Fernand Leger
It is a general rule that when the grain of truth cannot be found, men will swallow great helpings of falsehood.
— Isaac Bashevis Singer
Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
— John Lawler
If one were to build the house of happiness, the largest space would be the waiting room.
— Jules Renard
I think that in a general sense, the idea of getting comfortable with the truth in life is uncomfortable.
— Mary McDonnell
Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature.
— Luther Burbank
The truth is, you can be honest with your friends - but you just can't be honest with the general public if you want to keep your friends.
— Jennifer Saunders
When I think it's good not to say the truth, I don't say anything. I don't like actors in general, they lie, they are liars, trust me.
— Melanie Laurent
A general truth is to have a good sense of humor. Roll with the punches of life's ups and downs. Laughing at yourself always helps.
— Jill Abramson
A general definition of civilization: a civilized society is exhibiting the fine qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art, peace.
— Alfred North Whitehead
The truth is, I am heartily sick of this life & of the nineteenth century in general. (I am convinced that every thing is going wrong.)
— Edgar Allan Poe