Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

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

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

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

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

Truth is on the side of the oppressed.

The truth is more important than the facts.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

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.

How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.

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

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.

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.

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.

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

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

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.

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

Truth suffers from too much analysis.

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