A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.

Truth after all wears a different face to everybody and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed.

What is truth? said jesting Pilate and would not stay for an answer.

I speak the truth not so much as I would but as much as I dare and I dare a little more as I grow older.

Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.

Above all I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling I have found is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.

Everyone who knows me will know the truth which is that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child.

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.

If you would be a real seeker after truth it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt as far as possible all things.

If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.