It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe

Topics: Truth Quotes

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly...

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly...

The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability

The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it...

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing...

I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect,...

I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect,...

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.