You must not for one moment give up the effort to build up new lives for yourself.

There is no true joy in a life lived closed up in the little shell of the self. When you take one step to reach out to people, when you meet with others and share their thoughts and sufferings, infinite compassion and wisdom well up within your heart. Your life is transformed.

Happiness does not exist as an isolated quality, nor does it conform to a single fixed pattern. Happiness is something that breathes and lives in the relationships between one person and another.

If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.

No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation.

Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind.

A great work of art is one that truly moves and inspires you. You yourself must be moved. Don't look at art with others' eyes. Don't listen to music with others' ears. You must react to art with your own feelings, your own heart and mind.