“Great truths can only be forgotten and can never be falsified.”

“To the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sun is really a sun; to the humble man, and to the humble man alone, the sea is really a sea.”

“Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.”

“I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it.” 

“All men thirst to confess their crimes more than tired beasts thirst for water; but they naturally object to confessing them while other people, who have also committed the same crimes, sit by and laugh at them.” 

“There’d be a lot less scandal if people didn’t idealize sin and pose as sinners.” 

“Civilization has run on ahead of the soul of man, and is producing faster than he can think and give thanks.” –

“Truth is sacred; and if you tell the truth too often nobody will believe it.” 

“The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice.” 

“There is a case for telling the truth; there is a case for avoiding the scandal; but there is no possible defense for the man who tells the scandal, but does not tell the truth.”

“It’s not that we don’t have enough scoundrels to curse; it’s that we don’t have enough good men to curse them.” 

“Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.” 

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting.

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living

The true master lives in truth, in goodness and restraint, non-violence, moderation, and purity.

“Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.”

Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think.

This is a subtle truth. Whatever you love, you are.

When you feel a peaceful joy, that’s when you are near truth.

Truth lifts the heart, like water refreshes thirst.

Half-heartedness doesn’t reach into majesty.