Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

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

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

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.

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

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

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

I quote others only to better express myself.

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

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

It is not truth that matters, but victory

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

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.