I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.

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

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

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.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Adversity is the first path to truth.

The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.

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

Truth, like light blind. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.

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

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

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

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.

The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

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

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

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.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.