Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.
One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
It is not truth that matters, but victory
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.
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.
It is not worthy of a speaker of truth to curse people.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.
If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.
But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.
When the choice is to be right or to be kind, always make the choice that brings peace
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.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else
Peace is not something you wish for; it is something you make, something you are, something you do, and something you give away.
It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.
