Adversity is the first path to truth.

The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.

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

I quote others only to better express myself.

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

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.

You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.

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

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

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

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

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

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

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

Love truth, but pardon error.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that's a problem. Peace and love are eternal.

The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.

If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.