Pastoral Resources

Homer was able to give us no information relating to the truth, for he wrote of human rather than divine things.

Let us come to the philosophers, whose authority is of greater weight, and their judgment more to be relied on, because they are believed to have paid attention, not to matters of fiction, but to the investigation of the truth.

If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth.

The intuition of free will gives us the truth.

I always try to improve, to find new ways of expressing myself, to keep looking for truth and originality.

I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.

Well, I - all cases to me have interest. Every case is important to somebody, the people litigating that case. But the most difficult case for me is the case where one person says a, the other person says b, and you just don't know for certain who is not telling you the truth.

Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.

I seek a deeper truth, but I don't think I have to go to a building designated for worship to find it.

The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth.

Science, almost from its beginnings, has been truly international in character. National prejudices disappear completely in the scientist's search for truth.

So rather than face the bitter truth, China has placed severe restrictions on the Internet and enlisted America's high-tech companies as their Internet police.

Hinduism's basic tenet is that many roads exist by which men have pursued and still pursue their quest for the truth and that none has universal validity.

Over the course of time this gave us a deep respect for ideas, both our own and those of others, and an understanding that conflict through debate is a powerful means of revealing truth.

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine.

All vital truth contains the memory of all that for which it is not true.

Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.