Love Of Truth Quotes

• The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth. [Ger., Das erste und letzte, was vom Genie gefordert wird, ist Wahreits-Liebe.]

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Genius
  • First Thing
  • Love Of Truth

• The principle itself of dogmatic religion, dogmatic morality, dogmatic philosophy, is what requires to be rooted out; not any particular manifestation of that principle. The very corner-stone of an education intended to form great minds, must be the recognition of the principle, that the object is to call forth the greatest possible quantity of intellectual power, and to inspire the intensest love of truth.

  

  John Stuart Mill
  • Education
  • Dogmatic
  • Love Of Truth

• Love of truth shows itself in this, that a man knows how to find and value the good in everything.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Good
  • Value
  • Love Of Truth

• Granted the endless variations of moral customs, still the essential standards persist. As in a scientific laboratory, all else may change but the standards are unalterable- disinterested love of truth, fidelity to facts, accuracy in measurement, exactness of verification-so, in life as a whole, the towering ethical criteria remain unshaken. Falsehood is never better than truth, theft better than than honesty, treachery better than loyalty, cowardice better than courage.

  

  Harry Emerson Fosdick
  • Moral customs
  • Essential standards
  • Scientific laboratory

• Almighty Father! let thy lowly child, Strong in his love of truth, be wisely bold,-- A patriot bard, by sycophants reviled. Let him live usefully, and not die old!

  

  Ebenezer Elliott
  • Father
  • Child
  • Almighty