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Truth Quotes

Characters saying the thing everybody in the room already knew. Much of this collection is about the cost of saying it rather than the truth itself.

90 quotes
“What I didn’t know then — but I know now — is that almost every trader has a story.”
— HAMOOD BUTT, Whispers of Wall Street - Trading Strategy Book for Elite Traders
Truth
Cover of Whispers of Wall Street - Trading Strategy Book for Elite Traders
“Behind every successful Pakistani nurse in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, or Oman, there is a story of struggle, loneliness, and courage.”
— Eman Atiq, Hands that heal
Truth
Cover of Hands that heal
“Because agriculture is central to rural life, any change in agricultural technology or policy has a direct impact on rural society.”
— Hamza Iftikhar, Foundations Of Agricultural Sciences- Agricultural Science Book
Truth
Cover of Foundations Of Agricultural Sciences- Agricultural Science Book
“When people look at a child's report card, they believe they are reading the child.”
— Azeez Ahmad Zai, Somewhere in between
Wisdom Truth
Cover of Somewhere in between
“In this regard, I would say that we should also be careful of how we spend our time, because time is life itself.”
— Professor Dr. Shams Raza Brohi, Be and It is
Life Wisdom Motivation Truth
Cover of Be and It is
“The truth is, none of us ever have the perfect moment, the perfect strength, or the perfect plan to deal with everything.”
— Subah Tasneem, Healing without #Hashtags
Wisdom Truth
Cover of Healing without #Hashtags
“Such, however, is the tendency of weak minds: they judge the truth according to its professors instead of judging its professors by the standard of the truth.”
— Faizan Ahmed Jalal, Zephr Blew - Winds of Deliverance - Cli-Fi Mystery Book
Wisdom Truth
Cover of Zephr Blew - Winds of Deliverance - Cli-Fi Mystery Book
“This immortal voice of Allah hu Akbar depicts the profound reality of life; that everything would fade into oblivion, but one love would never die.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
Faith & Spirituality Truth
Cover of Light Upon Light- Reflections
“Eyes speak a painful language; perhaps, the language is painful because it is the truth.”
— Mahnoor Ali Syed, Sweet Sleep
Grief & Loss Truth
Cover of Sweet Sleep
“Everything about our circumstances is transitory, but what most of the people believe in and seek is a higher power or creator.”
— Rumaisa Ahmed, Queering Care - Queer Mental Health Book
Society Truth
Cover of Queering Care - Queer Mental Health Book
“This silence is a historical echo, a failure of the Arab world, of Muslims, of humans, of humanity itself.”
— Meeم A’yن, You, the witness - Palestinian poetry book
Truth
Cover of You, the witness - Palestinian poetry book
“Over time, you may come to realize that it is best to share your secrets with the Almighty, the One who keeps all secrets.”
— Sana Shoaib, A Pursuit Within - Healing Book
Wisdom Faith & Spirituality Truth
Cover of A Pursuit Within - Healing Book
“Through her, we learned that the heart of a hospital is not the buildings or equipment, the true heart is the nurse who stands beside the patient when the world feels uncertain.”
— Eman Atiq, Hands that heal
Life Love Wisdom Hope Truth
Cover of Hands that heal
“Civil War Intensifies: Mukti Bahini (Freedom Fighters) emerge, composed of defected soldiers and guerrilla units.”
— Sayed Irfan, From East Pakistan to Bangladesh: The Rationale for a Bengali Identity
Truth
Cover of From East Pakistan to Bangladesh: The Rationale for a Bengali Identity
“This is the beauty of Salah: it’s not just nourishment for the soul—it’s recalibration for the entire system.”
— Syed Jeelani, The 5 Blocks of Barakah - Reclaiming the Amanah of Time, Productivity, and Spiritual Balance
Faith & Spirituality Truth
Cover of The 5 Blocks of Barakah - Reclaiming the Amanah of Time, Productivity, and Spiritual Balance
“This approach helps avoid “all or nothing” thinking, the trap that either everything must be perfect, or nothing works.”
— Subah Tasneem, Healing without #Hashtags
Truth
Cover of Healing without #Hashtags
“However, one great truth would fall upon you and that truth is that no matter how hard you try you will never reach the destination and you will never be fully satisfied.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
Truth Motivation
Cover of Light Upon Light- Reflections
“The immigrant departing from his homeland is alike a soul leaving its body so for the rest of his life an immigrant is a corpse or a revenant returning to life to seek vengeance from the life.”
— Tahira Aziz, Displacement - Partition Book
Truth Courage
Cover of Displacement - Partition Book
“From the landscapes of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, she does not merely write; she architects a sanctuary of sound in a world gripped by silence.”
— Meeم A’yن, You, the witness - Palestinian poetry book
Truth
Cover of You, the witness - Palestinian poetry book
“Nursing, in every part of the world, is a profession built on sacrifice, compassion, and relentless courage.”
— Eman Atiq, Hands that heal
Wisdom Truth
Cover of Hands that heal
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ENاردو
Wisdom 111 65
Truth 90 42
Motivation 89 41
Life 44 60
Faith & Spirituality 29 60
Love 26 53
Courage 31 48
Grief & Loss 31 42
Hope 22 46
Poetry 35 30
Friendship 10 48
Heartbreak 34 24
Success 19 36
Society 6 47
Happiness 1 51
Humour 0 21
All English quotes 567

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