The happiness of society is the end of government.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
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.
If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.
It is not worthy of a speaker of truth to curse people.
The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
Peace begins with a smile..
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
A first rate soup is better than a second rate painting.
A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.
Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
Peace is always beautiful.
There is nothing so powerful as truth - and often nothing so strange.
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.
Peace is not something you wish for; it is something you make, something you are, something you do, and something you give away.
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.