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F. H. Bradley Quotes on Truth

Francis Herbert Bradley was an English philosopher and the leading representative of British absolute idealism. This page collects quotes attributed to F. H. Bradley on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to F. H. Bradley:

    “Where everything is bad it must be good to know the worst.”

  • Attributed to F. H. Bradley:

    “Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct, but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.”

  • Attributed to F. H. Bradley:

    “The Absolute is one system, and its contents are nothing but sentient experience.”

  • Attributed to F. H. Bradley:

    “The world of relations is a world of appearance.”

  • Attributed to F. H. Bradley:

    “Reality is one and unchanging; it is appearance that gives the world its diversity.”