A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
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.
The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.
It takes a certain ingenuous faith- but I have it -to believe that people who read and reflect more likely than not come to judge things with liberality and truth.
Love truth, but pardon error.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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.
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.
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.
One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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.
How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.
Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
