Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.

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Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object. - Hermann Hesse

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In war, truth is the first casualty.― Aeschylus

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I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination.

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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. - Confucius

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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.

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The plain truth, I may as well admit it, is that I've never been really right in the head.

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A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth.

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There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.

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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.- Confucius

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