Sentence examples for heart of truth from inspiring English sources

As the basic attitude toward life, Shintō emphasizes makoto no kokoro ("heart of truth"), or magokoro ("true heart"), which is usually translated as "sincerity, pure heart, uprightness".

In any case, when it's a choice between verisimilitude and a divine lie that cuts to the heart of truth, we prefer the lie every time.

We get to see the world through the eyes of love and through the heart of truth.

Of course, not all that I hear might be true, but sometimes multiple stories about the same subject converge and it becomes impossible to dismiss the possibility that at their heart lies a kernel of truth.

The kernel of truth at the heart of the story of David and Goliath is that even the strongest and biggest bully can be brought down by someone who is decent and clever.

There is a twisted kernel of truth at the heart of Livingstone's claims when he alludes to the so-called Haavara (transfer) Agreement, although it took place in 1933 not 1932 as Livingstone suggests.

Often a kernel of truth sits at the heart of any conspiracy theory.

Some Democratic leaders at Tuesday's hearing asked excellent and tough questions -- and tried valiantly to get to the heart of that truth.

The coming-of-age novel usually strives for sincerity; in setting herself thrillingly free from the rules of realism, Catton cuts to the heart of emotional truths behind the social facade, exploring issues of intimacy and power, innocence and experience, performance and authenticity.

Our collective consciousness became torturously conflicted by the delusional pull between our heart's sense of truth and a gut intuition that felt an untrustworthiness about the comforting voice of our Government.

Except that they're not — I mean, not in their heart of hearts, since truth and lies are a matter of perception, right?