If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.