A first rate soup is better than a second rate painting.

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

The truth is more important than the facts.

Truth is a tendency.

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

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

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.

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

The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.

Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.

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.

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say you see the true, This seeing is not the true one.

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.

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

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.

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.

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.

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

It is not worthy of a speaker of truth to curse people.

The happiness of society is the end of government.