Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.

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

The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of any country to fall victim to nuclear weapons, and for each individual to express their refusal to continue living in the shadow of the threat they pose.

But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.

When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.

The profound unity of subjective existence and objective environment leads naturally to the idea that the life-force of one human being can affect other living beings and even the fundamental being of humankind as a whole. Furthermore, the minds of humankind fuse into one and exert a continuous influence, both physical and spiritual, on other living beings and on the whole of nature.

Hardships make us strong. Problems give birth to wisdom. Sorrows cultivate compassion. Those who have suffered the most will become the happiest.