But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

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

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.

Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.

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

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.

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.

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.

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

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

Love truth, but pardon error.

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.

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

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.

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

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

The truth is more important than the facts.

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

Adversity is the first path to truth.