# Quotes About Truth

The best quotes about truth: famous words from history's greatest minds to inspire you, free to read, copy, and share.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
Oscar Wilde
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Buddha
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
Mark Twain
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
Mark Twain
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Thomas Jefferson

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## Frequently asked questions

### What are the best quotes about Truth?

This page collects the most famous quotes about truth from history's greatest thinkers, writers, and leaders, including Oscar Wilde, Buddha, Mark Twain. Each quote is shown with its author.

### Are these quotes about truth accurate?

We only publish widely cited quotes with their commonly accepted attributions, and we deliberately leave out famous misattributions. Some quotes are shown in their standard English translations, for example lines from the Tao Te Ching or Meditations.

### Can I copy and share these quotes about truth?

Yes. These are short famous quotations, free to copy and share in messages, posts, presentations, or journals, with credit to their authors. Toolantern's quote pages are free forever and need no account.