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

The happiness of society is the end of government.

Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.

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.

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

There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

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

If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

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.

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

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

Truth suffers from too much analysis.