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

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

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

Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace...Peace will be the last word of history.

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.

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

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

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

Peace is always beautiful.

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

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.

No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.

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.

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

Truth is a tendency.

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.

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