“Alas! In vain historians pry and probe: The same wind blows, and in the same live robe Truth bends her head to fingers curved cupwise; And with a woman's smile and a child's care Examines something she is holding there Concealed by her own shoulder from our eyes.” ChildrenEyeTruthCareWindTruth IsFingersBlowShouldersVainHistorianAlasConcealedRobes Book:The Gift Source: The Gift
“Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties. He must have the courage to write the truth when truth is everywhere opposed; the keenness to recognize it, although it is everywhere concealed; the skill to manipulate it as a weapon; the judgment to select those in whose hands it will be effective; and the running to spread the truth among such persons.” WritingPersonsHandsRunningLyingWishFiveIgnoranceTruth IsSkillsJudgmentWeaponsOvercomingDifficultySpreadCombatManipulateSelectConcealedKeenness Book:Galileo Source: Galileo
“The truth never shines forth, as the saying goes, because the only truth is that which is known to no one and which remains untransmitted, that which is not translated into words or images, that which remains concealed and unverified, which is perhaps why we do recount so much or even everything, to make sure that nothing has ever really happened, not once it's been told.” KnownHappenedTruth IsRemainsShiningConcealed Book:A Heart So White Source: A Heart So White
“If an offense come out of the truth, better is it that the offense come than that the truth be concealed.” IfsTruth IsOffenseConcealed Book:The Writings of Thomas Hardy in Prose and Verse Source: The Writings of Thomas Hardy in Prose and Verse