Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 603.
Daniel Webster (1782–1852) Leading American senator and statesman. January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852. Served as the Secretary of Sta…
The Dignity and Importance of History http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/speeches/dignity-history.html (23 February 1852)
“Veracity does not consist in saying, but in the intention of communicating truth.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge book Biographia Literaria
Source: Biographia Literaria (1817), Ch. IX
Swami Narayanananda (1902–1988) Indian guru
Source: A Practical Guide to Samadhi (1957), p. 143
“The function of the modern artist was not to convey beauty, but to convey new truths.”
Eric R. Kandel (1929) American neuropsychiatrist
The Age of Insight (2012)
“Trust the first impression that a person's spontaneous look conveys to you. It never fails.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: Fidatevi della prima impressione che vi trasmette lo sguardo spontaneo di una persona. Non fallisce mai.
Source: prevale.net
“Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.”
Arthur Conan Doyle book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.”
Joyce Meyer (1943) American author and speaker
Source: Living Beyond Your Feelings: Controlling Emotions So They Don't Control You
