Truth is a rough, honest, helter-skelter terrier that none like to see brought into their drawing rooms.

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About Ouida

Portrait of Ouida

Maria Louise Ramé (1 January 1839 – 25 January 1908), going by the name Marie Louise de la Ramée and known by the pseudonym Ouida ( WEE-də), was an English novelist. Ouida wrote more than 40 novels, as well as short stories, children's books and essays. Moderately successful, she lived...

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How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

—Abraham Lincoln

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If you have a gun, you can go out and shoot one, two, three, five people. But if you have an ideology and stick to it, thinking it is the absolute truth, you can kill millions.

—Thích Nhất Hạnh

Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.

—Kahlil Gibran

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The truth is, some relationships are supposed to last forever, and some are only supposed to last a few days. That's the way life is.

—Sophie Kinsella in Can You Keep a Secret?

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As terrible as the truth was, there was something restful about it.

—Bree Despain in The Dark Divine

History

4 Jul 2015 Added