The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what's pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false.
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Truth is powerful and it prevails.
Imagination is more important than knowledge...