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“When affection only speaks; Truth is not always there.” — Thomas Middleton, The Old Law

Author YahooeyPosted on May 20, 2023May 18, 2023Categories QuotationsTags affection, Thomas Middleton, truthLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“The intensity of a conviction that a hypothesis is true has no bearing on whether it is true or false.” — Peter Medawar, Advice to a Young Scientist

Author YahooeyPosted on April 26, 2023April 24, 2023Categories QuotationsTags Peter Medawar, truthLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Quote on a picture of Annecy, France.

“But I remember being told that the truth does not depend on being believed.” — Kevin Powers, The Yellow Birds

Author YahooeyPosted on December 31, 2022December 26, 2022Categories QuotationsTags belief, Kevin Powers, truth2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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“A life of total dedication to the truth also means a life of willingness to be personally challenged.” — M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled

Author YahooeyPosted on November 8, 2022November 7, 2022Categories QuotationsTags challenged, M. Scott Peck, truthLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.” — E. W. Howe, Country Town Sayings

Author YahooeyPosted on May 3, 2022May 2, 2022Categories QuotationsTags E. W. Howe, talkative, truth2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Quote with an illustration of J. D. Salinger used for the cover of Time magazine, Volume 78 Issue 11 (1961-09-15).

“It’s partly true, too, but it isn’t all true. People always think something’s all true.” — J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

Author YahooeyPosted on March 29, 2022March 28, 2022Categories QuotationsTags J.D. Salinger, truthLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Quote with a portrait photo of Truman Capote.

“She’s such a goddamn liar, maybe she don’t know herself any more.” — Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Author YahooeyPosted on September 30, 2021September 28, 2021Categories QuotationsTags liar, Truman Capote, truth2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Quote on a picture of Le Mans' city walls.

“I don’t mind the lies told about me, what worries me is the truth.” — Henny Youngman, Henny Youngman’s Bar Jokes, Bar Bets and Bar Tricks

Author YahooeyPosted on September 25, 2021September 24, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Henny Youngman, lies, truthLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“To say that an idea is necessary is simply to affirm that we cannot conceive the contrary; and the fact that we cannot conceive the contrary of any belief may be a presumption, but is certainly no proof, of its truth.” — Thomas Huxley, Hume

Author YahooeyPosted on July 31, 2021July 29, 2021Categories QuotationsTags contrary, necessary truth, proof, Thomas Huxley, truthLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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A truth discovered always seems so plain and simple that we wonder why the discovery was so long delayed.

“A truth discovered always seems so plain and simple that we wonder why the discovery was so long delayed.” — Vash Young, A Fortune to Share

Author YahooeyPosted on May 6, 2021May 4, 2021Categories QuotationsTags discovery, obvious, simple, truth, Vash YoungLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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