Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.

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.

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.

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

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

The truth is more important than the facts.

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

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

Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.

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.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist

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

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

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

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

To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.

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.