Truth Sayings
That inspire us to greater things
The aspiration to truth is more precious than its assured possession.
The aspiration to truth is more precious than its assured possession.
Gotthold Lessing
Truth is the child of time.
Truth is the child of time.
Immanuel Kant
I may not agree with what you say, but I'll fight for your right to say it.
I may not agree with what you say, but I'll fight for your right to say it.
Voltaire, Evelyn Beatrice Hall et al.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
Edmund Burke
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
From Henry G Bohn's Handbook of Proverbs
A man who will misuse an apostrophe is capable of anything.
A man who will misuse an apostrophe is capable of anything.
Con Houlohan, Irish Sports Columnist (1925-2012)
The more we learn, the more we realise how little we know.
The more we learn, the more we realise how little we know.
Albert Einstein, Buckminster Fuller
The less we learn, the less we realise how little we know.
The less we learn, the less we realise how little we know.
Corollary of above by RVJ Callanan
Stupid never sleeps.
Stupid never sleeps.
Unknown
Everyone has a right to be foolish if they think it wise.
Everyone has a right to be foolish if they think it wise.
Dr Daniel Mannix, Former Archbishop of Melbourne (1864-1963)
We do not want the new normal. We do not want the old normal because that’s what led to this new normal. What we want is a better normal.
We do not want the new normal. We do not want the old normal because that’s what led to this new normal. What we want is a better normal.
Dr Heiko Shöning
A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind.
A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind.
Albert Einstein, Oscar Wilde
When all you have is a hammer, all you see is nails.
When all you have is a hammer, all you see is nails.
Abraham Maslow, Dr Pat Morrissey
I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.
I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.
Ronald Reagan
Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble.
Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble.
Henry Royce