Don't indulge in careless behaviour. Don't be the friend of sensual pleasures. He who meditates attentively attains abundant joy.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.

If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.

How much you can love others without expectations will define who you are.

I want to write a book like a cloud that changes as it goes.

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned 70 or given up all hope of the Presidency.

Belief is tricky because left to its own devices, it can court a kind of surety, an unquestioning allegiance that fears doubt and destroys difference.

Clinging to each other won't save you maggots when the boot falls!

Oh, that we fully understood how very opposite our self-righteousness is to the designs of God!

You're not free, unless you come to the place where you have nothing to prove.

Treat everybody the same way you want to be treated

I have a horrible memory and I used to consider that a liability, but I've learned along the way that talking to people is really a beautiful thing.