Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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.
A first rate soup is better than a second rate painting.
The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.
Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for the truth.
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.
It is not truth that matters, but victory
The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.
Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace...Peace will be the last word of history.
Peace is not something you wish for; it is something you make, something you are, something you do, and something you give away.
One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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.
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.
Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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.