The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

Adversity is the first path to truth.

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

Love truth, but pardon error.

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

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

Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace...Peace will be the last word of history.

There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.

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

Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

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.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.