Nothing can be accomplished just by reading words. A sick man will never be cured of his illness through merely reading medical instructions!

When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subside and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within.

Love is the real nuclear bomb that destroys all our enemies, because when we love all living beings, we have no enemies.

We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds.

Developing compassion and wisdom and helping those in need is the true meaning of life.

Everything we have and everything we enjoy, including our very life, is due to the kindness of others. In fact, every happiness there is in the world arises as a result of others' kindness.

All the happiness there is in the world arises from wishing others to be happy.

The moment we let go of our obsessive concern for our own welfare, our mind naturally relaxes and becomes lighter.

If everyone practiced cherishing others, many of the major problems of the world would be solved in a few years.

When we learn to accept difficult circumstances patiently, the real problem disappears.

We are all interconnected in a web of kindness from which it is impossible to separate ourself.

To be always what I am - and so changed from what I was.

The killer whale's heart weighs one hundred kilosbut in other respects it is light.There is nothing more animal-likethan a clear conscienceon the third planet of the Sun.

Live in Thorns but always enchant the hearts with your fragrance

if you can live life you believe in, you will have everything you need to reach your dream.

Southern women often marry a man knowing that he is the father of many little slaves. They do not trouble themselves about it.

All laws are an attempt to domesticate the natural ferocity of the species.

For my best poems were all written when I felt the worst. When I was happy, I didn't write anything.

The premeditation of death is the premeditation of liberty; he who has learnt to die has forgot to serve.

Thing is, I don't like ties. I like to win....by big margins.

If you want to change the future, then you are going to have to trouble the present.