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

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.

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

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

It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.

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.

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

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.

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

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.

Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.

Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

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

The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.

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

It is not truth that matters, but victory

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

Love truth, but pardon error.

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