Quotes about Truth
Without God all things go wrong, both in our living and in our thinking. The denial of the existence of God means the elevation of the creature into the place of God.
— Herman Bavinck
In case a dogma is not based on divine authority, it is wrong to call it by that name, and it should not have a place in the faith of the church.
— Herman Bavinck
The truth is of more value than empirical life: Christ sacrificed his life for it.
— Herman Bavinck
No psychology of religion can teach us what conversion is and ought to be; the Scriptures alone can tell us that.
— Herman Bavinck
Men may differ as to the nature and the reach of conversion, but its necessity is established beyond all doubt; the whole of humanity proclaims the truth of the fall.
— Herman Bavinck
Woe to him who seeks to pour oil upon the waters when God has brewed them into a gale! Woe to him who seeks to please rather than to appall!
— Herman Melville
It is not down on any map; true places never are.
— Herman Melville
Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.
— Hippocrates
The best mind altering drug is the truth.
— Lily Tomlin
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
— Lily Tomlin
There were many times when truth spoke to me, but I did not listen. Often it called to me, but I did not hear it. I was too busy listening to lies. Unfortunately, if you listen to lies long enough, when truth speaks you cannot hear or bear it.
— Lisa Bevere
Words are invisible, but if misused, can prove deadly.
— Lisa Bevere