Before comparing yourself with others, win the battle with yourself. Strive to be better today than yesterday, and better tomorrow than today.

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

A person who respects others is respected by others in return. Those who treat others with compassion and concern are protected and supported by others. Our environment is essentially a reflection of ourselves

It is by fighting and triumphing over the enemies of the Buddha that we ourselves become Buddhas.

Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.

Our voice resonates with life. Because this is so, it can touch the lives of others. The caring and compassion imbued in your voice finds passage to the listener's soul, striking his or her heart and causing it to sing out; the human voice summons something profound from deep within, and can even compel a person into action.

Patience is, in and of itself, a great challenge and it often holds the key to breaking through a seeming impasse.