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1. Which French person wrote: "I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it"?
2. "Nothing is more damaging to a new truth than an old error" comes from the works of which German icon?
3. An English poet, known for his odes, wrote: "'Beauty is truth, truth beauty' -- that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." Which poet was it?
4. Which 19th century American wrote: "It takes two to speak the truth -- one to speak and another to hear"?
5. The American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw wrote "As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand." What pseudonym did Shaw use when he published those words?
6. "Truth sits upon the lips of dying men" was penned by which 19th century British poet?
7. "When in doubt tell the truth" was advised by which American writer?
8. Which 19th century French author wrote: "Truth is on the march and nothing can stop it"?
9. Which British author wrote these famous words: "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"?
10. Which American author wrote: "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch, nay, you may kick it all about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening"?
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