Better grounded emotionally through patience, we become stronger mentally and spiritually, and tend to be healthier physically.

It is in everybody's interest to seek those [actions] that lead to happiness and avoid those which lead to suffering. And because our interests are inextricably linked, we are compelled to accept ethics as the indispensable interface between my desire to be happy and yours.

The proper use of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.

Silence is sometimes the best answer

I really do not want to carry some kind of party function.

A mind committed to compassion is like an overflowing reservoir - a constant source of energy, determination, and kindness.

The simple recognition that everyone else wants to be happy and not to suffer, just as I do, serves as a constant reminder against selfishness and partiality. It reminds us there is little to be gained from being kind and generous while hoping to win something in return. Actions motivated by a desire to earn a good name for ourselves are still selfish, even if they appear to be acts of kindness.