Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.
Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.
The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.
Truth is powerful and it prevails.
Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it.
A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
Truth never damages a cause that is just.
Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.