To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.

No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.

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

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

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

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.

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.

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

The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.

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

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

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

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

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.