Truth itself shall lose its credit, if delivered by a person that has none. South.
Truth lies at the bottom of a well, the depth 20 of which, alas! gives but little hope of release. Democritus.
Truth, like gold, is not the less so for being newly brought out of the mine. Locke.
Truth, like roses, often blossoms upon a thorny stem. Hafiz.
Truth, like the juice of a poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in its excess. Landor.
Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time. Bovee.
Truth, like the Venus de Medici, will pass 25 down in thirty fragments to posterity; but posterity will collect and recompose them into a goddess. Richter.
Truth loves open dealing. Henry VIII., iii. 1.
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as oil does above water. Cervantes.
Truth may languish, but can never perish. Pr.