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.

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 matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.

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

The truth is more important than the facts.

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.

Peace is always beautiful.

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

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.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

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

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist

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

Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.

Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.

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

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

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