Truth Quote by René Descartes — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“There is nothing more ancient than the truth.”

“The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.”

“I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto 'to live well you must live unseen”

“Dubium sapientiae initium (Doubt is the origin of wisdom).”

“The dreams we imagine when we are asleep should not in any way make us doubt the truth of the thoughts we have when we are awake.”

“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”

“She was no longer struggling against the perception of facts, but adjusting herself to their clearest perception.”

“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”

“My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.”

“The idea that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of those pleasant falsehoods, which most experience refutes. History is teeming with instances of truth put down by persecution. If not put down forever, it may be set back for centuries.”

“I'm planning, you see, to try to confine myself to the truth. That's hard for an old, inveterate fantasy martyr and liar who has never hesitated to give truth the form he felt the occasion demanded.”

“You will never be entirely comfortable. This is the truth behind the champion - he is always fighting something. To do otherwise is to settle.”