Truth Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant.”

“A world in the hand is worth two in the bush.”

“The secret of poetry is never explained - is always new. We have not got farther than mere wonder at the delicacy of the touch, & the eternity it inherits. In every house a child that in mere play utters oracles, & knows not that they are such. 'Tis as easy as breath. 'Tis like this gravity, which holds the Universe together, & none knows what it is.”

“People do not deserve good writing, they are so pleased with bad.”

“I ought to go upright and vital, and speak the rude truth in all ways.”

“Napoleon said of Massena, that he was not himself until the battle began to go against him; then, when the dead began to fall in ranks around him, awoke his powers of combination, and he put on terror and victory as a robe. So it is in rugged crises, in unweariable endurance, and in aims which put sympathy out of question, that the angel is shown.”

“We live in a world where unfortunately the distinction between true and false appears to become increasingly blurred by manipulation of facts, by exploitation of uncritical minds, and by the pollution of the language.”

“The bittersweet about truth is that nothing could be more hurtful, yet nothing could be more helpful.”

“If there is any truth in the world, it lies when I’m with you.”

“Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.”

“If the difference between guys and men is still unclear, here are a few examples that apply to dating:”

“Listening to people espouse beliefs different from mine is informative, not threatening, because the only thing that can alter my worldview is a new and undeniable truth, and contrary to what Jack Nicholson says in 'A Few Good Men', "I CAN handle the truth.”