There is no treasure equal to contentment and no virtue equal to fortitude.

The happiness of the world is transitory. The less you become attached to the world, the more you enjoy peace of mind.

You see, my son, it is not a fact that you will never face dangers. Difficulties always come, but they do not last forever. You will see that they pass away like water under a bridge.

God cannot be realized without love. Yes, sincere love.

Don't be afraid. Human birth is full of suffering and one has to endure everything patiently, taking the Name of God. None, not even God in human form can escape the sufferings of the body and mind.

Even the impossible becomes possible through devotion.

No one can suffer for all time. No one will spend all his days on this earth in suffering. Every action brings its own result, and one gets one's opportunities accordingly.

Open your grief-stricken heart to the Lord. Weep and sincerely pray, 'O Lord, draw me towards You; give me peace of mind.' By doing so constantly you, will gradually attain peace of mind.

As you smell the fragrance of a flower by handing it or the smell of sandalwood by rubbing it against a stone, so you obtain spiritual awakening by constantly thinking of God.

One must be patient like the earth. What iniquities are being perpetuated on her! Yet she quietly endures them all.

My son, forbearance is a great virtue; there's no other like it.

There are things known—things experienced, felt, and understood—that words hold no power to convey. Attempting to do so only dilutes their substance and does them injustice.

Am not great, but being the story of every whisper is just the greatest.

What a plague love is!

There's something very cool as an actor when you have an opportunity to play somebody who's real, whether they're still alive or not, but who has lived a life.

I've been cataloguing samples for years, I have this massive library. Songs come out everyday so it's never ending.

If one understands eternity as timelessness, and not as an unending timespan, then whoever lives in the present lives for all time.

Life isn’t about the final destination or the accomplishments and accolades; it’s about the journey and the opportunities for learning—and how we grow as a result.

It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position.

I wanted to make some music with deeper meaning mixed with the fun and cool stuff I've been doing for so long.

And, uh, I've got about six thousand cartoons up there, also books and papers.