Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than from the arguments of its opposers.

William Penn

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Truth

Author

William Penn

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1682 1680s 17th century

Occupation

Early American

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Penn, William. Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims. London: Thomas Northcott, 1693, pt. 1, no. 142.

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Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him.

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John Selden
Source
Table Talk (Selden)
Language
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Time
1689 1680s 17th century
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Citation

Selden, John. "Law." The Table-Talk Of John Selden. London: J.M. Dent and Company, 1689.

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The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar

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Truth hurts Truth Willful ignorance Freedom

Author

Herbert Agar
Source
A Time for Greatness
Statement Type
Irony
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Agar, Herbert. A Time for Greatness. Little, Brown and Company, 1942.

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All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full.

Ecclesiastes 1:7

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Ocean and sea
Source
Ecclesiastes The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Hebrew
Time
931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 1:7).