You yourself must make an effort. Buddhas are only show the way. The thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of defilements.

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.

No matter how long it takes, true love is always worth a wait, because waiting is the sign of true love....

They ordered the exterminationof all minds they couldn't control

That is morality, I make myself imagine that it is personal.

For hours, for days, for years, she had wandered endlessly within herself but never met anybody, nobody.

The crew, like all Italian crews, was generous, warm, and enthusiastic.

If there was a choice on spending a lot of money on accessories or dress, I always chose accessories. I think jewelry can change an outfit more than anything else.

I didn't try and say anything terribly meaningful. I'm definitely not a social commentator at all.

I carry out my work thus: I never use models or nature for the figure, drapery or anything else.

I've always had a natural fear of the police, or abuse of their power

Always question the authority.