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

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.

Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

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

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

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

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

It takes a certain ingenuous faith- but I have it -to believe that people who read and reflect more likely than not come to judge things with liberality and truth.

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

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

How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.

I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

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

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.