# Quote — Jose Rizal, Noli Me Tangere

> Truth does not need to borrow garments from error. (Also translated as: Truth does not need to borrow garments from falsehood.)

- Author: [Jose Rizal](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-rizal.md)
- Book: [Noli Me Tangere](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-rizal/noli-me-tangere.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal#Noli_me_Tangere) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-rizal/noli-me-tangere/truth-does-not

## More from this book

> Not all were asleep during the night of our forefathers!

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-rizal/noli-me-tangere/not-all-were.md)

> Believing in accidents is like believing in miracles--both presuppose that God does not know the future.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-rizal/noli-me-tangere/believing-in-accidents.md)

> Fate presented itself to some like a chinese fan--one side black, the other side gilded with flowers.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-rizal/noli-me-tangere/fate-presented-itself.md)