truth will out
proverbEtymology This phrase, which translates literally as “truth will become public”, appears as early as Lydgate’s late Middle English writings on the life of St. Alban. It is also famously found in William Shakespeare’s works, particularly in The Merchant of Venice.
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A mystery will always be solved; truth will eventually and inevitably be discovered.
- Related terms
- speak truth to power, truthseeker