Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.
Truth is a tendency.
Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.
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.
In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.
I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.
The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
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.
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
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.