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.

No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.

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

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.

The truth is more important than the facts.

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.

Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.

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

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

Adversity is the first path to truth.

Peace is always beautiful.

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

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 faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.

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

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

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.