Do not veil the truth with vanity, nor conceal the truth wittingly.

وَلا تَلبِسُوا الحَقَّ بِالباطِلِ وَتَكتُمُوا الحَقَّ وَأَنتُم تَعلَمونَ

Muhammad

The Quran

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Topic

Hiding the truth Deception Truth

Speaker

Muhammad

Source

The Quran

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Arabic

Time

632 630s 7th century

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader Muslim

From

Saudi Arabia Middle East

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

The Quran. c. 630, 2:42.

Current Citation

The Quran, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. Oxford University Press, 2005, ch. 2.

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The hero of my tale, whom I love with all the power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful, is Truth.

Leo Tolstoy

Sevastopol in May

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Topic
Truth

Author

Leo Tolstoy
Source
Sevastopol in May
Medium
Short story
Language
Russian
Time
1855 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Севастополь в Мае [Sevastopol in May]." Sovremennik, 1855.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Sevastopol in May." The Cossacks and Other Stories, translated by David McDuff and Paul Foote. Penguin Books, 2006.

Another quote originally in Arabic

Peace is much more precious than a piece of land.

Anwar Sadat

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Topic
Israel-Palestine conflict Peace
Speaker
Anwar Sadat
Medium
Interview
Language
Arabic
Time
1978 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Sadat, Anwar. Interview. New York Times, 9 Mar. 1978.

Another quote of the following type Orders and commands

Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

Jesus

Matthew 22:21

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Topic
Church and state Religion and politics Taxes
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 22:21).