Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger

Quote by William Cullen Bryant

Topics: Truth Quotes

The words of fire that from his pen Were flung upon the fervid page, Still...

The words of fire that from his pen Were flung upon the fervid page, Still...

The moon is at her full, and, riding high, Floods the calm fields with light....

The moon is at her full, and, riding high, Floods the calm fields with light....

Yet will that beauteous image make The dreary sea less drear And thy remembered smile...

Yet will that beauteous image make The dreary sea less drear And thy remembered smile...

Childhood, with all its mirth, Youth, Manhood, Age that draws us to the ground, And...

Childhood, with all its mirth, Youth, Manhood, Age that draws us to the ground, And...

Love and cowardice are really the same thing.

Love and cowardice are really the same thing.

That rolls to its appointed end.

That rolls to its appointed end.

Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away

Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away

The groves were God's first temples.

The groves were God's first temples.

Weep not that the world changes - did it keep a stable, changeless state, it...

Weep not that the world changes - did it keep a stable, changeless state, it...

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.

The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes...

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes...

Where's the church, who took the steeple, Religion's in the hands of some crazy ass...

Where's the church, who took the steeple, Religion's in the hands of some crazy ass...

Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam

Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam

There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are...

There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are...

With the truth you can be quite causal, with lying you must be very exact.

With the truth you can be quite causal, with lying you must be very exact.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...