“One fool will deny more truth in half an hour than a wise man can prove in seven years.”~Coventry Patmore English poet and literary critic Coventry Patmore was born on this day in 1823.
“One fool will deny more truth in half an hour than a wise man can prove in seven years.”~Coventry Patmore English poet and literary critic Coventry Patmore was born on this day in 1823.
“The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.”~Dorothy L. Sayers English crime novelist, playwright, translator, and critic Dorothy L. Sayers was born on this day in 1893.
“Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.” ~St. Catherine of Siena Italian mystic and pious laywoman St. Catherine of Siena was born on this day in 1347.
“Each person does see the world in a different way. There is not a single, unifying, objective truth. We’re all limited by our perspective.” ~Siri Hustvedt American novelist, poet, and essayist Siri Hustvedt was born on this day in 1955.
“Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It’s something you have to find out for yourself.” ~Noam Chomsky American professor and public intellectual Noam Chomsky was born on this day in 1928.
“Power is being able to say complete and utter nonsense and have it be believed, powerlessness is where no matter how much cogent evidence and proof one has, to not be believed.” ~Catharine MacKinnon American feminist legal scholar, activist, and author Catharine MacKinnon was born on this day in 1946.
“Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.” ~Jessamyn West American author Jessamyn West was born on this day in 1902.
“It is hard to tell which is worse; the wide diffusion of things that are not true, or the suppression of things that are true.” ~Harriet Martineau English social theorist Harriet Martineau was born on this day in 1802.
“The truth is… everything counts. Everything. Everything we do and everything we say. Everything helps or hurts; everything adds to or takes away from someone else.” ~Countee Cullen American poet, novelist, children’s writer, and playwright Countee Cullen was born on this day in 1903.
“The truth doesn’t care what we think of it.” ~Anne Michaels Canadian poet and novelist Anne Michaels was born on this day in 1958.
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