The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves.

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.

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

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

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

Through violence, you may solve one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

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

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

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

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

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

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

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

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.

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.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.