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

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

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

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

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

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

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

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

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.

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

Love truth, but pardon error.

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.

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

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

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

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

The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.

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.

I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.

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