Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.
It is not truth that matters, but victory
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace...Peace will be the last word of history.
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.
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 not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.
Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.
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.
Love truth, but pardon error.
I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say you see the true, This seeing is not the true one.
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.