Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

Truth, like light blind. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

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 speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.

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.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

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.

It takes a certain ingenuous faith- but I have it -to believe that people who read and reflect more likely than not come to judge things with liberality and truth.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

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

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

I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.

Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.

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

I quote others only to better express myself.

The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.