Maimonides

Jewish philosopher and scholar.

A medieval philosopher, physician, and legal scholar whose writings sought to harmonize religious tradition with reason and philosophy. His most influential work explores profound questions about God, ethics, and the nature of existence. He profoundly impacted both Jewish thought and broader philosophical traditions by advocating rational inquiry alongside religious devotion.

Maimonides Quotes about Truth

To sum up: I am the man who when the concern pressed him and his way was straitened and he could find no other device by which to teach a demonstrable truth other than by giving satisfaction to a single virtuous man while displeasing ten thousand ignoramuses - I am he who prefers to address that single man by himself, and I do not heed the blame of those many creatures.
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You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.
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Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.
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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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At times the truth shines so brilliantly that we perceive it as clear as day. Our nature and habit then draw a veil over our perception, and we return to a darkness almost as dense as before. We are like those who, though beholding frequent flashes of lightning, still find themselves in the thickest darkness of the night.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others, for the knowledge of the truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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Those who believe that... detailed rules originate in a certain cause, are as far from the truth as those who assume that the whole law is useless.
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