Literary notes about Truthful (AI summary)
The term "truthful" has been employed with remarkable versatility across literary genres and epochs, serving as a marker of moral character, narrative authenticity, and objective representation. In some works, authors use "truthful" to denote a deep integrity or reliability in both character and testimony, as when a character is noted for his unwavering honesty in recounting events [1, 2] or when letters and documents are expected to be "truthful" in their details [3, 4]. Meanwhile, in philosophical and didactic contexts, writers explore the ideal of truthfulness—sometimes contrasting it with exaggeration or artistic license—to emphasize a commitment to factual, unembellished accounts of reality [5, 6]. Additionally, epic narratives and folklore (as in the Kalevala [7, 8, 9]) elevate truthfulness to a venerable quality, underscoring its role as both a personal virtue and a standard for historical record.
- "Alas, that these things should be!" said jolly Robin, turning to the Bishop, "for I have ever found Little John a truthful man.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle - He was a truthful man, and they believed what he said.
— from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney - Letters of Recommendation should be truthful, polite, and carefully considered.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness by Florence Hartley - [226] This was neither skilful nor truthful.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - They name themselves, for instance, "the truthful": this is first done by the Greek nobility whose mouthpiece is found in Theognis, the Megarian poet.
— from The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - With regard to what "truthfulness" is, perhaps nobody has ever been sufficiently truthful.
— from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Speak the truth, O magic alder, Speak not words of man, nor hero, Hither bring but truthful measures.
— from Kalevala : the Epic Poem of Finland — Complete - These the words of Wainamoinen: "Now I make thee truthful answer,
— from Kalevala : the Epic Poem of Finland — Complete - Thereupon the alder answered, Spake these words of truthful import: "Verily the Sun lies hidden And the golden Moon is sleeping
— from Kalevala : the Epic Poem of Finland — Complete
