Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

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

The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.

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

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.

Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for the truth.

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

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.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

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

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

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.

If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

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

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

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

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say you see the true, This seeing is not the true one.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

Truth, like light blind. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.