There are certain books in the world which every searcher for truth must know: the Bible, the Critique of Pure Reason, the Origin of Species, and Karl Marx's Capital.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.
I was one of those kids who was always seeking the truth, and I first looked for truth by reading novels. It took quite a long time for me to realize there are better ways.
The search for the truth is the most important work in the whole world, and the most dangerous.
To me, at forty-four years old, my book was a search for truth and identity.
Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.
Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.
It's difficult to tell the truth about how a book begins. The truth, as far as it can be presented to other people, is either wholly banal or too intimate.
Without free speech no search for truth is possible... no discovery of truth is useful.
Why waste time trying to discover the truth, when you can so easily create it?
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
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