In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

That's interesting, " Bitterblue said. "You think a conscience requires fear?

You can never hide your attitude so be generous. Always show your best attitude and life will be beautiful.

If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.

You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something.

You utter a vow or forge a signature and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman or prison.

I think holidays create so much pressure because people feel they should be having a good time. But you shouldn't.

Fiction writing feels more honest to me.

Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy.

I've never been a manipulator, even in my bachelor days. I never wanted to do things to people that could catch up with me later on.

Great men are but common men more fully developed and ripened.