Veracity Quotes

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

When in doubt, tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is.

Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.

The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.

… he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him.

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement.

There are 869 different forms of lying, but only one of them has been squarely forbidden. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

A truth does not become greater through repetition.

The truthful man is usually a liar.

Never tell a lie-except for practice.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.

Always tell the truth, and people will never believe you.

Remember this about any slander. Denial only emphasizes, and gives added importance to falsehood. Let it alone and it will die for want of nourishment.

I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

I always tell what I believe. Whether it's true, I'm no more sure than any man.

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.

A lot of people believe what other people say.

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory!

The more rapidly truth is spread among mankind the better it will be for them. Only let us be sure that it is the truth.