Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.

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

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.

Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace...Peace will be the last word of history.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

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.

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.

If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that's a problem. Peace and love are eternal.

Love truth, but pardon error.

I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

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

Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.

The truth is more important than the facts.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

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

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.