The only way to fail is to quit.

As free human beings we can use our unique intelligence to try to understand ourselves and our world. But if we are prevented from using our creative potential, we are deprived of one of the basic characteristics of a human being.

It is worthwhile for one to make an effort to achieve happiness. Just as the purpose of a plant is to grow, so it is that the main purpose of every human being is to survive and to grow until death.

We need to take action to develop compassion, to create inner peace within ourselves and to share that inner peace with our family and friends. Peace and warm-heartednes s can then spread through the community just as ripples radiate out across the water when you drop a pebble into a pond

Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease.

Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.

I'm nothing special, just an ordinary human being. That's why I always describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk.