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.

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

Truth is a tendency.

When the choice is to be right or to be kind, always make the choice that brings peace

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

Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for the truth.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

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

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

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

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

Adversity is the first path to truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

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.

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

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

Love truth, but pardon error.