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

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

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

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

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

Truth is a tendency.

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

Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for the truth.

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

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

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

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

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

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

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

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

Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy.

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

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

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.