"Would that I could discover truth as..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Would that I could discover truth as easily as I can uncover falsehood.
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“Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life, - there, if one must speak out, the real man.”
“I think if the people of this country can be reached with the truth, their judgment will be in favor of the many, as against the privileged few”
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”
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“Dissembling harlot, thou art false in all!”
“Officers, what offence have these men done? DOGBERRY Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly, they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have verified unjust things; and, to conclude, they are lying knaves.”
“So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.”