“All idealism is falsehood in the face of necessity”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.”
Hosea Ballou
“All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth”
Aristotle
“We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.”
William James
“Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth; Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust; Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace; Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe”
Satish Kumar
“Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.”
Albert Camus
“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.”
Blaise Pascal