Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.
Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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.
A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.
There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.
Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for the truth.
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.
The truth is more important than the facts.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.
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.
Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.
Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.
