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Quote by William Blake
When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those

When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do. – William Blake

Other quotes by William Blake

He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternitys sunrise. – William Blake

Category:
Joy, Excitement
Author
William Blake
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To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour. – William Blake

Category:
Imagination
Author
William Blake
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Truth
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The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who have loved it. – George Santayana

Category:
Truth

Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit. – Martha Gellhorn

Category:
Truth

A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. – Walter Scott

Category:
Truth

There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth. – Marie Curie

Category:
Truth

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A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it. – Samuel Butler

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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. – George Orwell

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Men

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good. – Friedrich Nietzsche

Category:
good

I would like to be as fit as Ive always been. Ive been blessed with good health, Ive been blessed with stamina. Particularly for those great classical roles, you need an Olympian stamina. I, fortunately, have that. – Derek Jacobi

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Health