If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.

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.

...I’m not going anywhere. Remember, I promised. I’m yours now, forever.

Common sense invents and constructs no less than its own field than science does in its domain. It is, however, in the nature of common sense not to be aware of this situation.

I have heard your words and your disappointment, and I offer you a heart-felt apology to all who felt this was an odd or misguided casting choice.

I like to be like the old-school guys. They played hard, man, and they played from the heart. They didn't play to just get checks.

The future is too soon the past. So make perseverance your excellence and go confidently in the direction of your dreams.

Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .

Invite people into your life who don't look or act like you. You might find they challenge your assumptions and make you grow.

Money will never make you happy if you are an unhappy person.

I think I'm actually quite a materialistic person, I value what it takes to make a car or build a nice house. Money does change things, but how it changes people depends on how they react to it.

Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.