A Truth Told with Bad Intent Quote by William Blake
“A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.”
William Blake
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Proverbs and Truth – William Mathews Quote
“Proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth.”
William Mathews
Aphorism on Truth by Karl Kraus
“An aphorism is never exactly true; it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths.”
Karl Kraus
Truth is a Half-Truth – Alfred North Whitehead
“There are no whole truths: all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays to the devil.”
Alfred North Whitehead
Absolute Truth – Quote by Eric Hoffer
“Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.”
Eric Hoffer
Quote by Kate Atkinson on Truth and Lies
“You must never believe everything they say about a person. Generally speaking, most of it will be lies, half-truths at best.”
Kate Atkinson
Half Truth Quote by Stephen Butler Leacock
“A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.”
Stephen Butler Leacock
The Paradise of the Rich is Made out of the Hell of the Poor – Victor Hugo
“The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor.”
Victor Hugo
Martha Gellhorn Quote on Truth and Lies
“Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.”
Martha Gellhorn
Andrea Bocelli Quote on Joy, Love, and Passion in Singing
“When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit of happiness, of joy, of cheerfulness. I am firmly convinced that in order to sing well, you must love your neighbor and be passionate about life.”
Andrea Bocelli