I ought to go upright and vital, and speak the rude truth in all ways.

Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.

Women have no appreciation of good looks-at least, good women have not.

I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.

The mistakes we regret the most are the ones we were too scared to make

Men don't need linguistic talent; they just need courage and words.

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.

The number of people who believe a thing has no bearing upon its truth.

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.

The joke is generally in the oddest way the truth and yet not the fact.

... we are only ever pretending to ourselves, never to other people ...

I want to show society how to be human. Society forgot how to be human.

No man thoroughly understands a truth until he has contended against it

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

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