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Quote by William Hazlitt
An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence a vain

An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence a vain man, in order that it may. – William Hazlitt

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Mankind are an incorrigible race. Give them but bugbears and idols — it is all that they ask; the distinctions of right and wrong, of truth and falsehood, of good and evil, are worse than indifferent to them. – William Hazlitt

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A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one – they show one another off to the best advantage. – William Hazlitt

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For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure yea, loyalty to the loved one and to your word. And because of this I dare not meddle with so high a matter. – Marie de France

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It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. – Henry David Thoreau

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Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch, nay, you may kick it all about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Professor at the Breakfast Table

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In order to create lasting security you must learn to stand in your truth. – Suze Orman

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