Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.
Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.
You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.
The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.
Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.
There is nothing so powerful as truth - and often nothing so strange.
It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.
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.
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
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.
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 essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
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.
