Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.

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.

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

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

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

Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else

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

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.

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.

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

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

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

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

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

I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.

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

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

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

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.

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