The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.

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

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

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 everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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.

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

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

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

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

Adversity is the first path to truth.

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

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

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

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

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

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

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.