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

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

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.

I quote others only to better express myself.

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

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.

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

It isn't enough to talk about peace; one must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it; one must work at it.

Peace is not something you wish for; it is something you make, something you are, something you do, and something you give away.

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.

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.

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.

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

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

Love truth, but pardon error.

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist

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

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

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