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

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.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The truth is more important than the facts.

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

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

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

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

There is nothing so powerful as truth - and often nothing so strange.

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.

How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in 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.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

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

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

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

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.