A first rate soup is better than a second rate painting.

I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

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

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

No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.

Truth is a tendency.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.

Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy.

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.

Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.

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

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.

The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.

If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.

The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.