bible and theology on Telling the Truth

Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by children.

Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

Tell all the truth, but tell it slant. . . . The truth must dazzle gradually / Or every man be blind.

Tell the truth and write about freedom and fight for it, however you can, and you will be richly rewarded.

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

Who will tell you the truth? An enemy who hates you bitterly, and a friend who loves you dearly.

Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.

The church must suffer for speaking the truth, for pointing out sin, for uprooting sin. No one wants to have a sore spot touched, and therefore a society with so many sores twitches when someone has t...

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

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

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Tell truth, and shame the devil.

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Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.

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