Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

When the choice is to be right or to be kind, always make the choice that brings peace

You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

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

If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.

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 essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

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

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

Truth suffers from too much analysis.

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.

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

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

Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.

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

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.

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