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"By convention sweet is sweet, by convention bitter is bitter, by convention hot is hot, by convention cold is cold, by convention color is color. But in reality there are atoms and the void. That is, the objects of sense are supposed to be real and it is customary to regard them as such, but in truth they are not. Only the atoms and the void are real."
"A truer image of the world, I think, is obtained by picturing things as entering into the stream of time from an eternal world outside, than from a view which regards time as the devouring tyrant of all that is."
"The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold."
"Philosophy is the science which considers truth."
"There can be no compromise on basic principles. There can be no compromise on moral issues. There can be no compromise on matters of knowledge, of truth, of rational conviction."
"Every form has its own meaning. Every man creates his meaning and form and goal. Why is it so important - what others have done? Why does it become sacred by the mere fact of not being your own? Why is anyone and everyone right - so long as it's not yourself? Why does the number of those others take the place of truth? Why is truth made a mere matter of arithmetic - and only of addition at that? Why is everything twisted out of all sense to fit everything else? There must be some reason. I don't know. I've never known it. I'd like to understand."
"It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right."
"Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both."
"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies."
"The highest compact we can make with our fellow is - "Let there be truth between us two forevermore.""
"Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men."
"Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself."
"This phantom world gave you false signs But you turned from the illusion and journeyed to the land of truth."
"Heresies are experiments in man's unsatisfied search for truth."
"By following this simple path, you become extraordinary, unfathomable, a being of profound cosmic subtlety. You outlive time and space by realizing the subtle truth of the universe."
"You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself."
"We live in a real world. Come back to it."
"Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or who says it."
"If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire."
"This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again."
