If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

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.

We must never forget our teachers, our lecturers and our mentors. In their individual capacities have contributed to our academic, professional and personal development.

There is no set moment in your life that will define you. Every moment is a chance to change your life for better or worse. Choose to change now.

Even dead fallen leaves go a long way with the wind before getting crushed.

My blood is too thick for California: I have never been able to properly explain myself in this climate.

I mean, anything that money can be made off will never be a problem to make, no matter what it is.

The rule is: we cannot really forgive ourselves unless we look at the failure in our past and call it by its right name.

I speak of knowledge, sir, which is not the bed-equal of learning ... I speak of what comes from learning. I speak of understanding.

While living in exile I have become the loudspeaker for the people of Iran.

I don't have any regrets about the album [Veedon Fleece]. But it's the same old story - an album is basically 35 or 40 minutes of what you do. It's 'part' of what you do.