“The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.”– Jean de la Bruyere Related Quotes “Time is the father of truth, its mother is our mind.”– Giordano Bruno “You know what the Englishman’s idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God. The truth probably lies somewhere between these two statements.”– William Butler Yeats “Fiction is the truth inside the lie.”– Stephen King