Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

Love truth, but pardon error.

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.

A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.

The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.

Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.

You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.

There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.

It is not worthy of a speaker of truth to curse people.