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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that's a problem. Peace and love are eternal.

The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

The truth is more important than the facts.

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist

The happiness of society is the end of government.

I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.

Peace is not something you wish for; it is something you make, something you are, something you do, and something you give away.

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

Love truth, but pardon error.

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

It isn't enough to talk about peace; one must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it; one must work at it.

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

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