“89. All truths are not to be told.”
Jacula Prudentum (1651)
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Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest 1593–1633Related quotes
“A truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the lies you can invent.”
William Blake Auguries of Innocence
Source: 1800s, Auguries of Innocence (1803), Line 53
“The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.”
Adolf Hitler book Hitler's Letters and Notes
Source: Hitler's Letters and Notes
“A lie told often enough becomes the truth.”
Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) Russian politician, led the October Revolution
“If the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.”
Terence McKenna (1946–2000) American ethnobotanist
Re: Evolution (24 June 1994) This is derived from a statement of William Blake: "Truth cannot be told, so as to be understood, and not be believ'd."
Variant: If the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.
