402 Proverbs about Truth / Page 2

22.

Truth will out.

23.

Truth's best ornament is nakedness.

24.

Truth that is poorly timed is as bad as a lie.

25.

Truth has a handsome countenance but torn garments.

26.

If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.

27.

A joke is often the hole through which truth whistles.

28.

Truthful words are seldom pleasant.

29.

Truth often comes out of a joke.

30.

If you wish to learn the highest truths, begin with the alphabet.

31.

From the mouths of babes and drunkards, you will learn the truth.

32.

Truth is the safest lie.

Jewish Proverb

33.

A half-truth is a whole lie.

Jewish Proverb

34.

To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it.

Greek Proverb

35.

A truth spoken before its time is dangerous.

Greek Proverb

36.

Truth lies at the bottom of a well.

Greek Proverb

37.

The broad-minded see the truth in different religions; the narrow-minded see only the differences.

38.

Never does a woman lie in a more cunning way than when she tells the truth to someone who doesn't believe her.

39.

One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.

40.

There are only two ways to reach the truth -- with literature and agriculture.