Art is a lie which shows us the truth.
El arte es una mentira que nos hace comprender la verdad. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
Croyez ceux qui cherchent la vérité, doutez de ceux qui la trouvent. André Gide (1869-1951)
For there is no error so crooked, but it hath in it some lines of truth; Nor is any poison so deadly, that it serveth not some wholesome use.
Martin Farquhar Tupper (1810-1889)
How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which today are fables for us?
Combien de choses nous servoyent hier d’articles de foy, qui nous sont fables aujourd’huy? Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
I have seen the truth and it makes no sense.
Anonymous
If history is written by the victors, legend is at the service of the vanquished.
Steve Roud (1949- )
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.
Jean Giraudoux (1882-1944)