Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

The truth is more important than the facts.

The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

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

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

I quote others only to better express myself.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

It is not worthy of a speaker of truth to curse people.

The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.

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

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.

Truth is on the side of the oppressed.

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

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

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