“Facts are the enemy of truth.” — Miguel de Cervantes

“There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.” — Maya Angelou

“The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.” — Dorothy L. Sayers

“‘The truth.’ Dumbledore sighed. ‘It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.’” — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” — Mark Twain

“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” — Leo Tolstoy

“Truth-seekers take feedback from nature (planes have to fly), free markets (customers have to buy), or competition (militaries have to win). Consensus-seekers take feedback from people (actors want fans, academics want honors, politicians want votes, journalists want status).” — Naval Ravikant ¹

“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” — Niels Bohr

實事求是

Finding the truth is much more important than being right. Focus on finding the truth, not being right.

Do not sacrifice being correct for being right.

Entrenchment Effect

• When presented with evidence that disproves their stance, humans have a tendency to dig in their heels and actually become more attached to their idea.
• Entrenchment is essentially an experience-based learning process.

See Also

• Have the courage to do the right things