Veracity Quotes

“It's precarious to hang onto the veracity of memory because its edges are smoothed by the river of time.”

“Some people live disconnected, in a world of their own. Their wishful thinking represents their sole veracity. But when the mirror smashes the reflection of their delusion, it will not falter to talk back. ( "The day the mirror was talking back" )”

“…such criticism and mockery are largely beside the point. All religious belief is a function of nonrational faith. And faith, by its very definition, tends to be impervious to to intellectual argument or academic criticism. Polls routinely indicate, moreover, that nine out of ten Americans believe in God—most of us subscribe to one brand of religion or another. Those who would assail The Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than the veracity of the Bible, say, or the Qur'an, or the sacred texts of most other religions. The latter texts simply enjoy the considerable advantage of having made their public debut in the shadowy recesses of the ancient past, and are thus much harder to refute.”

“Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.”

“It is not to compare Ali and Allah. It is to discuss between tyrant Yazeed and veracity of Hussainiat.”

“Faith is a knowledge of the benevolence of God toward us and a certain persuasion of His veracity.”

“It is the man who all his life has been self-convicted of veracity whose lies find quickest credence.”

“I suppose it can be truthfully said that hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.”

“The liar was the hottest to defend his veracity, the coward his courage, the ill-bred his gentlemanliness, and the cad his honor”