Quote#Truth
They speak falsely who say that truth is the daughter of time; it is…
Quote byGeorge Bancroft · 1800–1891
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Necessity, the Reality, and the Promise of the Progress of the Human Race (1854).
English (original)
They speak falsely who say that truth is the daughter of time; it is the child of eternity, and as old as the Divine mind. The perception of it takes place in the order of time; truth itself knows nothing of the succession of ages.
— George Bancroft
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